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Musk: Federal workers who gave ‘good responses’ to new policy deserve promotion consideration

Billionaire Elon Musk sent a mass email to federal workers demanding they outline five tasks they completed last week, warning of job loss for non-compliance.
The email was sent to employees of various agencies including the State Department, causing pushback and legal concerns.
Democratic lawmakers criticized Musk’s email, asserting that he lacks the authority to enforce such demands and described it as an inappropriate action.
Several agency heads instructed staff to ignore Musk's request, maintaining that performance reviews are in-house.

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Salon

Federal agencies tell staff to ignore demands from Musk

Several directors have instructed their staff to ignore an email demanding they justify their jobs.

8 hours ago·San Francisco, United States

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The Washington Post

Government agencies have no idea what to do about Musk’s email

An email sent to 2.3 million workers asking them to outline their work last week is leading to confusion and differing instructions across the government.

9 hours ago

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The Hill

Musk: Federal workers who gave ‘good responses’ to new policy deserve promotion consideration

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he’s encouraged by the “good responses” he’s received so far to an email asking federal employees to detail their recent work efforts and suggested the employees who sent them be considered for promotion.

10 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Musk handed federal workers a 'good opportunity for mass civil disobedience': Dem lawmaker

A mass email to federal workers that was initiated by billionaire Elon Musk, demanding they detail five tasks they completed in their jobs last week with a threat they will lose their jobs if they don't reply, has set the stage for a revolt.That is the opinion of one Democratic lawmaker who was just...

11 hours ago·United States

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Political Wire

Government Agencies Confused by Musk’s Email

Washington Post: “After Elon Musk led a move to email all 2.3 million government workers over the weekend asking them to share five bullet points detailing what they accomplished last week, chaos and confusion reigned.” “Agencies issued conflicting guidance, as did different divisions within the same agency, in some cases.” CNN: What we know about the mass email to federal employees — and Musk’s vow to dismiss anyone who doesn’t answer.

13 hours ago·New York, United States

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thepatriotlight.com

ThePatriotLight - Elon Musk Asks ALL Federal Employees What They Do — Failure to Reply Is a Resignation

ThePatriotLight - (American Political Report)—The hammer is coming down on wasteful federal employees who cannot justify their taxpayer funded salaries. Elon Musk announced on X that he is asking every federal employee what they did last week. Failure to respond will be considered a resignation. As he noted on X, this is consistent with President Trump’s instructions, though we do not know what those instructions actually were. It could be as si…

14 hours ago

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