Thing is, I've worked in a few BigCorp private entities that have similar kinds of dysfunction, and things also blow up and are done inefficiently.
In both cases I feel it's a broader cultural problem. In companies, it's often putting career or team or self interest ahead of company success [empire building, self promotion, etc.]; in government it's often a lack of responsibility and ethics of citizenship.
I've been involved in bidding for government projects before, and associated with he non-profit sector to boot. It was awful to see how people think and behave.
In both cases I feel it's a broader cultural problem. In companies, it's often putting career or team or self interest ahead of company success [empire building, self promotion, etc.]; in government it's often a lack of responsibility and ethics of citizenship.
I've been involved in bidding for government projects before, and associated with he non-profit sector to boot. It was awful to see how people think and behave.