The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.
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The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce
Cracks may already be showing in the Trump administration, with newly sworn-in FBI director Kash Patel sending an email to all his department’s employees instructing them to “pause any responses” they may have been working on following Elon Musk’s request that federal employees provide weekly summaries of their accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.
Musk’s ultimatum comes on the heels of former President Donald Trump’s call for a more aggressive approach to reforming federal bureaucracy. The Tesla CEO wasted no time in responding to Trump’s directive.
FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed bureau employees to disregard Elon Musk’s directive requiring federal workers to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination. “The FBI, through the Office of the Director,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk is demanding that federal employees justify their positions to him through email or lose their jobs. What Happened: Musk declared that federal employees who do not comply with this directive will be considered to have resigned.
Attorneys representing unions, businesses, veterans, and conservation organizations filed an updated lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday, arguing Musk had violated the law with his demand.