stove pipe
v.— «The net result was what came to be called “stove piping” where all centers began dueling fiefdoms—all intent on having their own min-NASA complete with efforts which unabashedly duplicated those resident at other centers.» —“NASA Begins to Transform Itself” by Keith Cowing SpaceRef.com June 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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