Elon Musk leaves again His fingerprints Official newsletter about the federal government. In an email to employees on Saturday afternoon, the Personnel Management Office piled up Musk LoyalistsTell employees to send five bullets detailing their achievements last week and the CC manager. “No response will be considered resignation,” Musk wrote on X.
The move comes after President Trump announced that he wanted Musk to be stronger. “Elon did a great job, but I would like to see him become more aggressive,” he wrote. “Remember, we have a country that can save, but can eventually be bigger than ever. grid!”
“Will do this, Mr. President!” Musk replied postal On X.
Memo, very similar to musical notes Musk Send For Twitter employees in June 2023, designated employees should not include confidential information, links or attachments in their reply. Wired has confirmed that FBI, IRS, National Institutes of Health and Federal Aviation Administration employees have received similar notices. The deadline for the reply is 11:59 PM EST.
“They prove that their only goal is not efficiency, but to eliminate the efficiency of democracy by creating federal workers,” said the current federal employee, who asked to remain anonymous because they do not have the right to speak publicly about their institutions. “They will be a video game that will upgrade every time they hurt or eliminate federal workers.”
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has Let go of thousands of people Probationary employee who worked in the federal government for one or two years. The cuts initially hit hundreds of people working in nuclear safety, as well as the Department of Veterans and Agricultural Employees who tried to avoid the bird epidemic. The so-called Ministry of Government Efficiency also effectively freezes or otherwise attempts to dismantle US International Development Agency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
It is unclear whether OPM has the right to force federal workers to resign if they do not respond to emails. “I don’t know anyone can evaluate the legitimacy now, because the regulatory agencies should be removed,” said Laurie Burgess, a lawyer representing many Twitter and SpaceX employees in labor disputes. She noted that this spring, she had cases that will be heard before the National Labor and Industrial Relations Commission and that the board remains on that deadline.
Although Musk is all out, he is running what he calls an agent, The White House says He is not actually the Governor General. Technically, Musk is a senior consultant. White House Executive Office Director at a Swearing in.
The subject line emailed to federal workers (“What did you do last week?”) responded to text Elon Musk sent to former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal in April 2022. At the time, Musk was considering joining the Twitter board, but his relationship with Agrawal began to fall into trouble. The CEO condemned him for asking his followers if he thought Twitter was dead, Musk returned: “What did you do this week? I didn’t join the board. Twitter private.”
Musk doubled down on Saturday among those long-lasting disputes. He posted on X: “Palag did nothing.
Other reports by Aarian Marshall and Emily Mullin.
