Why can't we just move the journals themselves inside the taxpayer-funded sphere? Set up a few journals like "Physics, presented by the Department of Energy" o

Why can't we just move the journals themselves inside the taxpayer-funded sphere? Set up a few journals like "Physics, presented by the Department of Energy" or "DHHS Intestinal Virus Fanbook", and hire on some editors and curators at a modest GS wage. Either the editors do a great job and the journals eventually get same pride-of-placement as showing up in an esteemed private publication, or they do a middling job and they're still cheaper than pay-for-play open-access publications.