Hiring and Firing

A week in NO at the old job has left me with more questions then answers.
1) How is it that the government can take more then 19 months to finally get around to almost firing (in 30 days) an employee who has been suspended with pay at over $100,000 a year?
2) How can the government hire a manager who has been fired from almost every job he has ever held?
3) How can the government decide maybe they should apologize to someone 3 years after they run them out?
4) Is it normal to admit that you did not hire the smartest person in the job interview on purpose?
5) Is it normal to hire someone but give them no information on who their boss is or what their job is?

Just a few random ruminations that come to mind after a week at the old job..........