Then fire them.
When did becoming a federal employee become a license to steal?
Fauci is the model.
> Then fire them. <
Right you are. And perhaps also consider a criminal investigation, to see if any overpayments were deliberate.
But no one gets fired from a government job anymore. Or should I say, permanently fired. Many folks who do get fired, appeal. They win their appeal and get their jobs back. With back pay, of course.
This not only keeps bad workers in their jobs. It also demoralizes the good workers.