Federal workers say President-elect Trump is causing panic with threats to cut government costs through layoffs and return-to-office mandates.

President Donald Trump signed an order within hours of taking office on Monday to make it easier to fire thousands of federal agency employees and replace them with political loyalists. The order, which is largely identical to one Trump issued late in his first term,

White House instructs all government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements.

The new president signed an executive order that could oblige as many as 1.1 million government workers to return to the office.

But, about 26% of federal employees are unionized and many are covered by bargaining agreements that allow for remote work or hybrid arrangements. The Trump administration will ha