ðə kəntɹˈoʊlɚz ˈɑːfɪs kəŋkˈɜːd wɪððə bˌiːˌɛsˈeɪ ɐsˈɛsmənt, sˈeɪɪŋ ðætðə pɹˈɑːbləmz wɜː dˈuː tə hˈaɪ stˈæf tˈɜːnoʊvɚ, tʃˈælɪndʒᵻz ɪn ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd stˈæf, bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌts, ɪnˈædɪkwət fˈʌndɪŋ, ænd lˈeɪt, ɛɹˈoʊniəs dˈeɪɾə fɹʌm nˈuːmɚɹəs stˈeɪt ˈeɪdʒənsiz.
The controller’s office concurred with the BSA assessment, saying that the problems were due to high staff turnover, challenges in recruiting qualified staff, budget cuts, inadequate funding, and late, erroneous data from numerous state agencies.