5 h. ago Federal workers could get a second email Saturday. It might require a response.

Federal workers could get a second email Saturday. It might require a response.  The Washington Post

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18 h. ago Behind DOGE’s Many Conflicts of Interest and Elon Musk’s Weekend Email Chaos

On this special episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into the many DOGE staffers keeping two jobs at once, plus what happened when US federal workers received an email from Elon Musk over the weekend.

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18 h. ago How Trump’s Cabinet Scrambled to Respond to Musk’s DOGE Email

Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.

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2 d. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: DOGE emails asked federal judges to explain their work

White House employees are exempt from replying to Elon Musk's email asking federal workers to detail their accomplishments.

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3 d. ago Tracking Trump: U.S. sides with Russia at U.N.; Macron visits Washington; Musk’s federal worker email; and more

Tracking Trump: U.S. sides with Russia at U.N.; Macron visits Washington; Musk’s federal worker email; and more  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago Trump administration backs off requiring response to 'What did you do last week?' email

"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.

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3 d. ago Federal agencies still can't agree on 'What did you do last week?' email

"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.

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3 d. ago Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary

The response to Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?” email to federal employees suggests that there may be limits to how far he can push the government’s work force.

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3 d. ago Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's mass firings and '5 things' email

Labor unions have sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management over the Trump administration's firing of tens of thousands of employees and its email to federal workers asking what they did last week.

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3 d. ago Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

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3 d. ago Trump Calls Musk’s Email to Federal Workers ‘Ingenious.’ Some Agencies Are Pushing Back.

President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

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3 d. ago Federal Personnel Office Tells Agencies That Musk’s Directive Is ‘Voluntary’

President Trump said employees would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

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3 d. ago Confusion Reigns Over Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email

President Trump said workers would be “sort of semi-fired” or fired if they didn’t comply. The Office of Personnel Management said responses were voluntary. Federal workers said they didn’t know what to do.

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4 d. ago Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

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4 d. ago Report: Several Federal Agencies Tell Workers to Ignore Elon Musk’s Email Directive

Several federal agencies and unions are telling worker to buck Elon Musk's email directive telling them to account for the work they have done over the past week — even though Musk said not answering "will be taken as a resignation." The post Report: Several Federal Agencies Tell Workers to Ignore Elon Musk’s Email Directive appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago 'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."

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4 d. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Agencies caution federal workers on Musk's email

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.

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5 d. ago Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of Twitter with the tactic. His threat on social media of termination did not appear in an email to federal workers requesting the work summaries.

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5 d. ago Document work or resign, Doge says to US federal workers in email

Document work or resign, Doge says to US federal workers in email  BBC.com

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5 d. ago Elon Musk tells federal employees to document work in email or be fired

Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with an apparent ultimatum. Musk has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.

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