In reality, they were embedded with federal agencies and worked on engagements for them. You gotta read what people actually do in practice, versus just the pitch.

They were not Obamas army or his personal servants. Sure some might have been excited to work with President Obama but unlike Trump its not like they were being abused to "go after" perceived political enemies and its not like they would have objected to say Trump telling them to make tech to improve rural access to government resources. They were working to try to improve the government for the good of nation

Unlike with "DODGe"which is an attempt to destroy many governmental institutions either to find places to hire loyalists or to remove opposition to corrupt and criminal actions taken by the executive branch or just because someone on one team once said something positive about gay people.