Federal workers have been instructed by the Office of Personnel Management to submit a list of accomplishments by midnight, or face potential job loss. However, several federal agencies advised their employees against complying with the request, causing confusion. President Trump supports the initiative as a means of accountability, asserting it clarifies whether employees are genuinely fulfilling their roles. Musk's ultimatum indicates that non-responsiveness will be perceived as resignation. Despite support from Trump and Musk, federal agencies are navigating the complexity of confidentiality within their departments.
"I thought it was great because we have people that don't show up to work and nobody even knows if they work for the government," Trump said.
Musk wrote in an X post on Saturday that 'failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.'
By asking the question, 'Tell us what you did this week,' what he's doing is saying, 'Are you actually working?' And then, if you don't answer, you are sort of semi-fired, or you're fired," Trump added.
At least eight federal agencies have told their employees that they did not have to respond to the OPM's email.
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