Oddly, in the UK, there arguably already is. There is misconduct in public office and/or malfeasance in public office. Both have very tough penalties availabl

Oddly, in the UK, there arguably already is. There is misconduct in public office and/or malfeasance in public office. Both have very tough penalties available. They've been rarely used until more recently, when it's been a favorite for prosecuting police officers and police employees for egregious behavior resulting in deaths and injuries (where traditional charges such as manslaughter have failed to convince juries who are always reluctant to convict). The other favorite use is to prosecute civil servants for speaking to the media (aka. leaking). However, no sign of it being used to deal with mighty screwups on government IT. I do like your thinking on this.