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It's extremely important in a lot of policy positions to be able to use things like "a decision was made".

An example of this is when collecting and summarizing anonymous feedback.

Is it extremely important to omit who made the decision?

If one wishes to maintain continuous employment? Yes.

Yes. In this case "good" writing is bad writing because the author's goal is obfuscation.

It's bad writing for the reader. But lots of writing isn't actually for clear communication. Especially when the government is involved.