floundering

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of flounder

noun

1. The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.

   “Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.”