Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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The Trump administration emailed U.S. federal government employees Saturday night telling them details what they did last week to Monday night, or could lose their jobs.
The emails were posted by Elon Musk, head of the Trump administration’s efficiency division, posted by Elon Musk, head of the billionaire on social media site X, which did not respond to email requests on X , which will be considered resignation.
Musk posted on X: “All federal employees will receive an email soon asking for an idea of what they did last week. On President Donald Trump on his own social media network” Truth Social After the release on the post, Musk posted his post, and Doge should become more aggressive in its attempts to shrink and reshape the 2.3 million federal workforce.
As of Saturday night, emails were sent to employees across federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other subject lines, “What did you do last week?”
The emails seen by Reuters asked employees to answer five bullets, summarizing “the achievements you achieved at work last week” and copying their manager.
It was sent from the Human Resources Address from the Office of Personnel Management and was provided to employees until Monday at 11:59 PM ET in response.
It is unclear whether Musk must terminate federal workers, what will happen if they cannot respond to his requests and employees who cannot give details on confidential work.
People familiar with the matter said some federal judicial employees received the email from OPM on Saturday, even if the court system is not part of the executive branch. The administration office of the U.S. court, the administration of the judiciary, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also received emails, according to people familiar with the matter. However, since the beginning of this month, most agency staff have been ordered not to perform any tasks, creating a conundrum. The agency is still under an interim court order to not resume mass shootings before the outcome of legal proceedings.
A Doge spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The union promises to fight
AFGE, a union representing federal employees, said in a statement that it would challenge any “illegal termination”.
“Again, Elon Musk and the Trump administration are totally disdainful of federal employees and their critical services to the American people,” said AFGE President Everett Kelley.
The Trump administration reduced government spending by shrinking the fast-paced and controversial process by shrinking the federal workforce led by Musk and his young aides in the cost-cutting Governor, resulting in accidental dismissals, leading to many mistakes and forcing several The organization quickly replayed the important employees. , such as those engaged in nuclear safety, defense and power generation.
The first wave of layoffs is targeting workers who are more likely to be fired, such as probation employees who have worked for less than two years or workers who have started a new role within the agency. The indiscriminate shooting led to Dooger’s termination of their work, which was not funded by taxpayers and began to anger people across the country about the impact of loss of services and the loss of federal jobs on the local economy.
Trump has spoken several times about Musk being the functional leader of Doge, not a cabinet-level department, but the White House said in court filings this month that Musk has no power over Doge and is not an employee of the program. .
Some federal agencies have sent follow-up emails to employees, advising employees to assess their effectiveness over the weekend and design a protocol to respond to messages. An email sent to NOAA employees and seen by Reuters said: “Obviously, this is irregular, unexpected, and requires further verification through management.”
The U.S. Attorney Executive Office also sent an email to employees, suggesting that they wait for a response until they verify the validity of the email.
After two weeks of mass shooting, some federal employees expressed their anger after receiving emails.
“After more than two decades of federal service work, which includes all the great performance reviews and 18 performance awards and so on, someone at OPM will read my five bullets and decide if I am productive enough?” Federal Agency source said.
