I just got a call from one of my oldest friends (20+ years). He works for the DOD and just receive a signed letter by all DOD figureheads stating Biden will be inaugurated on January 20th. He's not a high level person (that I'm aware of) and said everyone who works for the DOD received the letter.

1. is it normal to send a letter like this DOD-wide before each inauguration?
2. is a sign of the end or a distraction?

Edit: sounds like the letters are not normal. It's been a shit show of an election, so there's that, but the more I think about it, what better way to convince normies that the inauguration is on and legit than to send out a letter.