The White House reported that over one million federal employees responded to an OPM email requesting a list of their accomplishments. This response rate is less than half of the total workforce of 2.4 million federal employees, and many agencies advised workers not to respond, citing confusion. The request, announced by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, faced backlash when DOGE leader Elon Musk threatened termination for non-compliance, though he later offered a reprieve for late responders. Trump's public support of the initiative adds another layer to this contentious situation.
"I can announce that we have had more than one million workers who have chosen to participate in this very simple task of, again, sending five bullet points to your direct supervisor or manager, cc'ing OPM," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
"Failure to respond a second time will result in termination," Musk wrote.
Musk appeared to walk back this ultimatum on Monday. He wrote in an X post that federal workers will be given "another chance" if they have not emailed in their list of accomplishments yet.
The initial request for responses from all federal workers came via a memo from the OPM on Saturday.
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