Emily had no choice but to take over the government project since she wanted Kevin to deal with the replacement of Staff. She was scared that ABM would continue to move her staff, so she could only increase the compensation if they decided to leave.
She did not dare force anyone, so she could only hope to make more money if this happened. Moreover, the most important thing to her was having genuine loyalty from her employees. A loyal person can learn to do their work, but a greedy person is never satisfied. she also planned to test all key people in important positions to avoid future problems.
She had known Gaberial was not loyal; she thought he would become a spy for ABM; this is why she had never involved him in an important project; she did not expect him to leave.