I tend to be of the same mind, but if justifying their existence through billing their services to other government agencies is a part of their charter, then th

I tend to be of the same mind, but if justifying their existence through billing their services to other government agencies is a part of their charter, then they pretty much have to consider that. Even if a significant portion of their budget is intended to be internally billed, going off on a logo redesign that "costs" 140k worth of meetings and face time to get buy-in is simply not a worthwhile use of the time. As I said earlier I'm not sure that the billable hour is the best way to judge their effectiveness but as a long-time consultant who's worked in both government and private settings, they would do well to find a better compromise of the time.