How to reach DV administration?

[AlanMcR]

Thanks. 
What a terrible system. 
And the plan appears to be to move to recreation.gov.  Even worse, in my opinion.

Is that accurate, I am unaware of the move to Rec.gov?   In early December I used the present system of day of walking in to the VC for the free permit.   I found I am generally supportive of the system.  The front desk is well prepared and trained with binders holding the permits complete with files for each campsite.  The past few autumns that I've searched for sites, both of these particular roads were packed with campers; and traffic of folks searching continued through the night.  For a long time the "mile from pavement" rule was little known.  Not anymore.  After seeing enough unburied poop and TP in the common dispersed sites, and the clusterf__k of folks driving 1.1 miles and cramming in, I saw the writing on the wall that NPS had to corral it.
If you call the VC they may be able to send you a form that is "Comments to the Superintendent".  This particular superintendent seems genuinely attentive to public concerns and thoughts.  I hope it doesn't get overused to the point where he does not have the capacity to respond directly.

John

Walk in is great if you happen to be in Furnace creek between 9-5.  Not so helpful when you are pulling into the park long after dark.  

The move to Rec.gov was discussed by the ranger I was talking to on my second attempt to get a permit.  I pointed out that the permits are cheap enough that people will just book several different days. Then leave them booked. Frankly, there is no way to book, or release reservations from the park anyway.  Thus preventing anyone else from camping the empty spots.  
I've been roaming this park for >50 years, mostly in the back country.  I have yet to see a ranger anywhere but a paved road.  I didn't worry about getting cited because I treated the park well.  Heck, I come back from each trip with a bag full of other people's trash.  My friends and I even refilled Marble Bath.  Now, the designated campsite rule makes it such that citations are issued for simply being parked.