A federal employee union has sued over an executive order from President Trump creating a new class of federal employee — allowing those working on policy to be swiftly hired and fired like political appointees.

President Donald Trump signed and executive order requiring federal workers back in the office 5 days a week. How many work from home in Mississippi?

President Trump issued an executive order Monday that could strip thousands of civil servants of their employment protections. Why it matters: The order — essentially a reinstatement of Schedule F — makes it easier to fire federal employees considered disloyal to the administration.

President Donald Trump has ordered federal workers to return to the office five days a week and weakened job protections for civil servants, the first salvoes in his campaign to gut the federal bureaucracy.

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

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.