It happens in most institutions of size where the goal is to control as many people as possible and the incentive is to create even more layers because then you

It happens in most institutions of size where the goal is to control as many people as possible and the incentive is to create even more layers because then you've got "more people underneath you". GM had/has an amazing number of levels of mismanagement. Go after multiple solutions. Sure, cut spending, eliminate bureaucracy, but improve the process of improvement as well: Figure out how to make government changes on a smaller and more agile level. Figure out how to make flatten the legal landscape and make it more accessible.