employees reportedly returning to offices, the administration is framing this as a reset of a bloated, remote-heavy bureaucracy.
For supporters, it’s long-overdue disruption, a chance to trim costs and force modernization. For critics, it’s a velvet-gloved axe, targeting experienced civil servants whose independence has always been a check on political power. What happens next will echo far beyond agency walls, determining whether this moment becomes a model of reform—or a warning about how easily a government can be reshaped from the ins…
