Elon Musk, DOGE

Musk's DOGE emails government employees: Here's what experts have to say
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently sought information from federal government employees regarding what work they completed in the past week. Experts weighed in.
DOGE's Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign; some agencies push back
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Elon Musk’s “second chance” for federal employees
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Musk Says Federal Workers Who Didn’t Respond to Email About Job Will Be Given ‘Another Chance’ Before Being Fired
The request for employees to outline their job accomplishments has been met with pushback from departments and agencies.
Elon Musk’s Federal Worker Emails: Musk Says Employees Will Get Second Chance To Respond If Trump Says So
Trump claimed Monday that any agencies saying not to respond to the email were doing it "in a friendly manner."
Trump backs Musk as he roils the federal workforce with demands and threats
President Donald Trump is backing Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments or risk getting fired.
After setback, Musk presses forward with federal worker threats
A defiant threat by Elon Musk warning that federal employees will be given "a second chance" to respond to his email asking them to justify their jobs or risk termination is likely to spark another round of confusion across the U.
Elon Musk says 'bar is very low' after ordering federal employees to fill out productivity reports or resign
Elon Musk said Saturday that "the bar is very low" after announcing that all federal employees must report their productivity if want to keep their jobs.
Elon Musk's email address for federal employee reports may have leaked. The trolling's already begun.
Elon Musk sent government employees into something of a frenzy over the weekend after posting an ultimatum on X: Federal employees have to send an email saying "what they got done last week" or risk losing their jobs.
USDOT Tells Employees They Should Respond to Musk Email on Accomplishments
The U.S. Transportation Department told workers they should respond to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the past week by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday.
Elon Musk says federal employees must fill out productivity reports or resign
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday that all federal employees are expected to fill out a mandatory productivity report form and will be considered resigned if they do not.
Federal workers fear job cuts, service disruptions amid Elon Musk’s DOGE push
Federal employees are raising alarms over Elon Musk’s push to reshape the US government, an effort now compounded by a ...
Elon Musk Draws Ire Telling Federal Employees to Justify Their Jobs Over Email or Resign
Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.
‘It’s a Psyop’: Inside Elon Musk’s Empty Ultimatum
Trump’s billionaire enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed ...
5 Reasons I Love Elon Musk’s Request for Five Things, and 1 Reason I Hate It
Love him or hate him, Elon Musk jumps in head first in everything he does. This is a great idea in principle, but has a few ...
Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'
HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it ...
Live updates: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers face a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to ...
Government Oversight Agency Rules Elon Musk’s Mass Firings Are Illegal
The decision could affect the future employment of tens of thousands of probationary government workers fired since Trump ...
Elon Musk’s directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete
The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the government about $8.5 million in wages.