Sometimes there are diseconomies of scale as well. Like all of a sudden you have to put a data center into an otherwise shitty location because the committee c

Sometimes there are diseconomies of scale as well. Like all of a sudden you have to put a data center into an otherwise shitty location because the committee chairman needs to show some results to constituents. Or two departments have essentially the same requirements, but they compete for budget and each have to justify their staffing by duplicating effort. (These pathologies aren't unique to government. You can also find them in large private companies.)