But loosening control over field offices worsened what might be called a "reverse Hoover" problem - field agents running amok often because of a swaggering attitude coupled with insufficient central oversight.
For New Yorkers, the worst failure was insufficient oversight of a federal housing rehabilitation program so overrun by dishonest appraisers, brokers and lenders that it devastated parts of Brooklyn and Harlem.
"The investigation found repeated instances of deficient management" among the pilot's supervisors, investigators wrote, "as well as insufficient oversight from the F.A.A.'s executive levels."
Such disregard for safety is often exacerbated by insufficient oversight of the medical device industry by the Food and Drug Administration.
The investigation concluded that "insufficient supervisory oversight and a lack of discipline of the training process" in the Maintenance unit existed in relation to the mishap aircraft.
She was noted for voting against the 2007 Immigration Reform Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, citing concerns about insufficient oversight and excessive earmarks.
It appears that insufficient oversight of work done by contractors also played a role in the accident.
The state comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi, a Democrat, testified later that his own audit of the program had found no information to suggest that it was a success and that it operated with insufficient oversight.
They occur for many reasons including insufficient oversight or monitoring, inadequate eligibility controls, and automated system deficiencies.
Corruption is a major problem throughout the Mongolian government and law enforcement, and there is insufficient oversight by either official agencies or the independent media.