Monitor which specific agencies and roles are reclassified first—legal offices, inspectors general, and policy analysts are canaries for broader purge attempts. Track whether courts intervene as they did with 2020 Schedule F.
Schedule F/career reclassification represents serious institutional capture (driver=5) with multi-year durability and precedent-setting implications for civil service independence. However, timing amid judicial losses and DOJ controversies shows strategic distraction elements (B=44). The governance harm dominates (D=+19), making this clearly List A despite moderate hype.