How is it that not a single person "in the know" (of which apparently there were a great many) had the sense to simply take this directly to the CTO, seeing as

How is it that not a single person "in the know" (of which apparently there were a great many) had the sense to simply take this directly to the CTO, seeing as how clear middle management was failing a massive, critical and time sensitive task. It doesn't matter if you are the Janitor, it's obvious they are going to want to clear all the red tape out of the way as soon as they find out. What is it some kind of "not my problem"ism? Madness.