umm...show me the SOP/COSO that specifically mentions it and precludes it, I might have missed it. Thers a lot of "you cant do that" talk..... but most times you can
Do a fair dinkum risk assessment (like you would in any business - so dont start whining about them either), and the result is its a low risk activity, its then a matter of whether your GO and Capt will put their name to it - maybe thats more the issue than your perception that the top is out of touch (which I dont happen to believe they are).
The CFS is being dragged along the Public Service pathway because of governance - we cant ignore it and we cant escape it,we actually should try embracing it because it will make us a better service in the long run - we have the benefits of the system.....we have to take the rules, thats just the way it goes.