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Musk says U.S. govt workers must explain their work week or lose jobs

Elon Musk announced that federal employees must report their weekly productivity via email, or it will be viewed as a resignation.
President Donald Trump supports Musk's initiative, praising his work and urging him to be more aggressive.
Following Trump's executive order, federal agencies have begun layoffs, targeting probationary employees.
The Pentagon is preparing to terminate around 5,400 probationary workers as part of these cutbacks.

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Daily Kos

Musk Latest Move To Terrorize Federal Workers: List 5 Things You Did Last Week Or Else.

I cannot confirm this news from The Bulwark, at least not yet, but it appears that Musk took to X to demand that ALL federal employees respond to an email from OPM that DEMANDS we list five things that we did last week. On X, Musk says FAILURE TO...

46 minutes ago·United States

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RTÉ

US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs

Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be "more aggressive" in slashing government spending.

2 hours ago·Ireland

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Welt

Anyone who doesn't respond to Musk's email will be fired – INTELLI.NEWS

US President Donald Trump has called on his efficiency commissioner Elon Musk to be "more aggressive" in cutting back on government agencies. All civil servants must submit an accountability report. Anyone who cannot do this will be fired. Source

3 hours ago·Dortmund, Germany

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Zeit Online

USA: Musk demands proof of employment and threatens civil servants with dismissal – INTELLI.NEWS

Every federal employee should list what he or she did in the past week, writes the US government. According to Musk, anyone who does not respond faces dismissal. Source link : https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-02/elon-musk-usa-mails-kuendigungen-bundesbehoerden Author : ZEIT ONLINE: Ausland – Simon Sales Prado Publish date : 2025-02-23 02:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

3 hours ago·Germany

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Washington Examiner

Federal agency heads push back on Musk’s demand for justification of their jobs

The heads of multiple federal law enforcement agencies, including Director Kash Patel of the FBI, are pushing back against a new demand from Elon Musk that they justify the work they have done in their positions or face resignation. Earlier Saturday, Musk posted a directive on X that said all federal employees must describe what... The post Federal agency heads push back on Musk’s demand for justification of their jobs appeared first on Daily Tr…

3 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Spiegel

Elon Musk hires ultimatum to employees of federal authorities

Within 48 hours, federal employees in the U.S. are supposed to report what they did last week. Elon Musk wants to see any non-response as dismissal, according to his own information.

4 hours ago·Germany

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