Amid fears and uncertainties, federal workers face significant changes as Trump signs an executive order aimed at weakening employee protections. The reinstatement of Schedule F threatens to strip job security from tens of thousands of civil servants, leading to concerns about the integrity of government work and the potential increase in reliance on contractors. Union leaders and experts warn that such moves could dismantle decades of civil service reform and disproportionately affect marginalized communities, particularly Black workers. With plans to reshape the federal workforce further, federal employees are adapting their job descriptions to safeguard against scrutiny while hoping for legislative interventions to block these sweeping changes.