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The government isn't one big monolithic entity...
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JayUtah said:
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For pete's sake NASA isn't even one big monolithic entity. It's a collection of loosely federated centers, all of which do business a different way and operate according to their own procedures.
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And that also describes the (Australian) government agency I work for. Managers try to poach each others' staff; the central office tries to set rules for everyone to work by, while regional offices try to do things their own way; one branch which is autonomous enough that they've just about set up their own copy of the agency (their own HR, recruitment and OHS sections, for example); and chaotic relationships with other state, federal and overseas agencies...