I work for a government agency. In order to have even a meeting the managers exchange emails to test the waters to see if an action group needs to be formed to

I work for a government agency. In order to have even a meeting the managers exchange emails to test the waters to see if an action group needs to be formed to assess the viability of creating a comittee to study the concept for eventual inclusion in a meeting agenda. You guys in the private sector have it easy.