By all indications yes. Recently I sent an email to my Congressmen explaining my situation concerning a visa application and bemoaning the inordinate amount of time it seems to take for no reason. The response I got had absolutely nothing to do with my request and only one of the four I wrote to responded at all. Every where I turn I see bureaucracy and waste. I know this really is nothing new but it seems to be ramped up to gargantuan proportions lately.