The top level of US federal agencies has been a skeleton crew since 2017. Much of the reported data was supposed to have been provided by agencies which have been hamstrung due to a lack of leadership in appointed positions. Whether intentionally or not, many of those appointed positions are those that carry the responsibility of ensuring that the congressional mandates of the agency are carried out. Without appointed officials in those positions, that duty falls to "acting" personnel who essentially end up working two full-time jobs. In some agencies this problem is magnified because acting personnel are not authorized to hire administrative support staff. Imagine a company like Facebook eliminating their entire upper management and allowing randomly selected employees to fill in for those positions, whether they are qualified or not.