Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
The lawmakers said in a letter that agency heads should immediately tell staffers to not respond to OPM’s “ill-conceived email stunt” asking them what they accomplished last week.
The memo, published just a few hours before the midnight deadline, says responses should be sent to both OPM and agency leadership.
Five weeks in, there's an emerging pattern in how the Trump administration moves to target federal employees. And it begins with Elon Musk bringing in tactics he's employed at his various businesses.
Multiple federal agencies are pushing back against Musk's demand that workers justify their recent performance to keep their jobs.
The deadline given to federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk over the weekend is quickly approaching, but widespread confusion remains as agencies tell workers ...
Unites State President Donald Trump has stepped in to support Elon Musk after the billionaire received backlash for sending out an email threatening to fire federal workers who would not explain their work achievements.
Trump’s billionaire enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind.