Imagine this happening in the U.S. every time government employees are derelict in their duties. There would be a line from the gallows in D.C. stretching all the way to Alaska.
Buttigieg would have been gone a long time ago.
Closest I ever got to that was Nuclear Surety Inspections at Nike Hercules batteries in Germany. In the rare event that a battery failed its NSI, the chain of command, up to Group Commander (full bird Colonel) was relieved on the spot. Talk about pucker factor!
Should have been done in New Orleans after the Hurricane Katrina levy failures.