I would say it's error from a rushed (and understandably so) job, I've been involved in a number of Covid related projects at the US county and state level. The

I would say it's error from a rushed (and understandably so) job, I've been involved in a number of Covid related projects at the US county and state level. The teams and departments are having to move very fast with difficult technical problems. Keep in mind, it's not like they were just sitting around with nothing to do pre-covid. Basically, when the pandemic hit, everyone got a second job to go along with their day job.