Is that not what they are?
Apparently you have not had the opportunity to work with government officials on a day to day basis. These people have their own agendas which are often very differnt from the public's agenda and they aint all the brightest. Maybe that is why some of them don't work in the public sector.
If you don't like government officials, that's one thing. Those who do the investigations are not exactly officials. They are average people like us, who do a professional job. You don't think that an appointed government official transcribes flight data recorders, do you?
Incidenttally, I was a federal employee for 4-years after leaving the US Air Force. All of the high-level government employess that I met did their jobs with honor. Apparantly, you need to ask me what I know about government employees before you jump to conclusions. What do you think?
What I DON'T understand is the hysteria that ensues from the "accident" prone folks here. Believe what you want, but the bickering is silly.