More to the point, how do you address an issue with hundreds of contributory causes? It's so large as to be effectively intractable. It's akin to trying to cure

More to the point, how do you address an issue with hundreds of contributory causes? It's so large as to be effectively intractable. It's akin to trying to cure the common cold. Of the issues you listed, dumbass purchases is by far the most tractable. It aligns with existing incentives. It's something companies are broadly already on board with. It might even be possible to contractually hook it in with departmental compensation to boost wages with part of the funds when waste is found. Now that sounds a lot more workable than "tackling stagnant wages". Might just be me, though.