The article levies some accusations of guilt / negligence at the state of California, but appears to have zero reflection about even possible causes. WHY was s

The article levies some accusations of guilt / negligence at the state of California, but appears to have zero reflection about even possible causes. WHY was so much fraud possible during the pandemic (and possibly other times) in the first place. Is it possible this is because the departments responsible are normally understaffed and when handling a pandemic surge had zero ability to scale up? Is this a budget or law codification issue? The article did mention a recent surplus, but didn't talk about any reasons it might have not not been allocated to paying off this federal loan. My cynic side suppositions it might be one of the only ways the state can effectively raise taxes overall.