Several federal agencies and unions hand them Elon Musk email orders to explain the work they did last week, despite saying Musk responded that he was “deemed a resignation.” I'm telling the workers this. It has been reported.
On Saturday, the High-Tech Billionaire and the Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) posted to X saying that all federal employees will receive an email asking them to explain their results for the week.
The Human Resources Office (OPM) then sent an email to respond to workers until 11:59pm on Monday. According to the report, the email did not include any comments on Musk's resignation.
“To be clear, the bar is very low here. Some bullet point emails that make sense are accepted!” Musk in a follow-up post to X, the platform he owns. I've said that. “It should take less than five minutes to write.”
So far, the United States Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the National Federation of Finance Employees (NTEU), two of the largest unions representing federal workers, have instructed members not to answer.
“AFGE will challenge illegal termination of members and federal government employees across the country,” Federation Chairman Everett Kelly said in a statement Saturday night.
Also, some agencies have told their employees to stand up.
New FBI Director Kash Patel tells employees not to answer emails, NBC News It has been reported.
“The FBI representative may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The FBI considers it to be the Director's office and is responsible for the entire review process and follows the FBI procedure to review. . If more information is required, we will adjust the answer. Please pause the answer for now,” Patel reportedly told employees.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have also instructed employees not to respond. It has been reported.
New York Times It has been reported The State Department tells employees to do the same.
“It remains unknown what will actually happen if employees don't respond,” Axios reported. “On Monday, it is possible to try and block responses, even if legal action is possible. There are also unanswered questions about what OPM does in all of these emails.
