I meant government as in government agencies, not strictly under the direct control of the actual group of humans making up the government.
I guess "government" interprets to different things in different countries, what I wrote above is a very american viewpoint.
In my country (SE), a member of government can be relieved of her duties if she even mentions that an agency should act in a certain way (as the government only should make up policies and not interfere in the daily businesses of the agencies).