The Church Committee (starting, admittedly, pre-Carter) was at least an effort. Carter appointing ADM Turner to clean house at CIA was another one. Frank, Stansfield, and Jimmy all failed in the end, but at least they tried. I might be too kind to career bureaucrats.

Jimmy Carter is the 2 wolves inside you. I am not going to argue that I would have been a better President of the USA in 1978.