President Trump mandated federal workers return to in-office work and weakens job protections for civil servants, reversing pandemic-era remote work trends. He aims to replace long-serving employees with loyalists, potentially driving top talent away and risking lower service quality. President Trump mandated federal workers return to in-office work and weakens job protections for civil servants, reversing pandemic-era remote work trends. He aims to replace long-serving employees with loyalists, potentially driving top talent away and risking lower service quality. Economic Times