Just like the SS scam, I would bet that thousands of 'employees' on the books do not actually exist.
Forcing them to go back into the office and making them reply to emails is all part of finding out how many of them are fake.
DOGE should find out where the direct deposits go.
I would bet many are going into the same accounts.
Slush funds.
No wonder the deep state flunkies in government are trying to stop these actions.
The free money stops, the investigations begin, and the fraud is prosecuted.
No chance [they] can pretend it was all a misunderstanding.