Nothing stops the government from developing competencies. The problem is we systematically don’t reward competence or punish incompetence. There are many brig

Nothing stops the government from developing competencies. The problem is we systematically don’t reward competence or punish incompetence. There are many bright people in government but they spin their wheels waiting in line for purely seniority based promotions and pay raises. Then they eventually report to an idiot who doesn’t want them rocking the boat and they die inside or leave.