[talrodil]

Could be because of the new president of USA. The agencies started to work again and not just "exist". Recently it was find out that there were federal workers that just did nothing and got their paychecks, now everyone started to prove that they do real work and not just fool around and walk their dog in their free time. Also, it takes time to get all the valid proof and cooperate with other agencies from all over the world, it's just one agency's operation.

Unlikely. Government institutions have always had pockets of departments that do NOTHING for their paycheck. It's the unfortunate downside of the public sector.

This sort of operation requires a long time to plan and execute properly. The fact that they hit now is just a coincidence.

But what the hell took them all these years, I don't understand. These forums working on the clearnet so openly is just ... insane.