I'd say that's part of the fun of it all! How boring would it be to just always succeed? And how much pressure has to continually grow to never make an error? Nah, I say let's try things and fuck up...or succeed! And then run with it as far as it goes, fall down, and see if we can run farther next time.
The race may never end, but I still like running it!
Clearly you don't understand how slow things are in government. 6 months is a really fast turnaround for the government to get anything done.