This might have something to do with it too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...deral_agencies
And that's just at the federal level. The same thing goes on at the state level. For example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...state_agencies
Sure the example you posted is wasteful and unnecessary. Multiply that kind of waste by the number of federal and state agencies engaging in unnecessary spending. The truth is you are over-governed and over-regulated. The same goes for most western nations.