Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal
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In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move targeting the federal workforce, employees began receiving emails Saturday afternoon asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move targeting the federal workforce, employees began receiving emails Saturday afternoon asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” But several national security agencies, including the FBI, and multiple other federal departments advised staffers not to respond to the email immediately, suggesting the broader executive branch was not informed of nor prepared for the demand. The email came from the Office of Personnel Management’s new HR email address but had no signature. The subject line reads: “What did you do last week?” “Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager. Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments,” it continues. CNN has obtained copies of emails sent to federal employees in multiple agencies. Many were sent with high importance or red exclamation marks. The email blast came on the heels of a social media post by Musk threatening the jobs of workers who do not comply.
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