Federal workers react to mass DOGE email

DOGE's Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign
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.
'Maybe I'll just resign': Federal workers react to the mass DOGE email
Federal workers across agencies told Business Insider they were frustrated and upset by the DOGE productivity email sent Saturday.
Musk to Federal Employees: Email Me 5 Things You Did Last Week or You're Fired
Musk initially said the request was a 'very basic pulse check,' but now says it will root out 'non-existent people or...dead people' who are collecting paychecks. Several agencies are telling employees to ignore the email for now.
DOGE Employee Reporting Directive Faces Resistance from Federal Agencies
Several government agencies have resisted the Department of Government Efficiency's request for employees to submit a weekly report detailing their work accomplishments. The directive stems from President Donald Trump’s recent order tasking Elon Musk with leading a large-scale outreach effort to contact every federal employee across the United States.
Elon Musk Says Some DOGE Workers Are Federal Employees
Musk is "an employee of the White House Office" and "holds a position as a non-career Special Government Employee," the filing said. "Like other senior White House advisors, Mr Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself."
Judicial Branch Instructs Employees To Ignore Mass DOGE Email
The federal court system told staff on Saturday evening to ignore DOGE’s latest message, which demanded that federal employees
DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion
Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.
'What did you do last week?' Read the email DOGE sent to federal workers.
The White House DOGE office on Saturday ordered all federal workers be sent an email asking them to list the tasks they'd completed over the week.
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The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
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DOGE is axing federal employees in charge of regulating robotaxis.
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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.
Federal agencies divided on how to respond to Elon Musk's latest threat to their employees
Elon Musk threatened to fire even more federal workers if they did not respond to his email demanding a list of five tasks ...
Federal workers confront mass confusion as Musk's deadline to list accomplishments looms
Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek on Monday facing a deadline from ...
‘Indiscriminate madness’: DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it
The Trump administration and Elon Musk have insisted that they are carefully purging the federal workforce by firing only low ...