Elon Musk demands federal employees justify their work or resign

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  Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign

  Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed ...
  
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• DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign

  Elon Musk's instructions came after President Trump praised the head of DOGE but would like to see him get more aggressive in reducing the federal government.
  
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  Elon Musk demands federal workers explain their jobs or be sacked

  Billionaire steps up efforts to cull government employees with emailed deadline
  
  Financial Times - 17h
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  How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk

  Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

  Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of Twitter with the tactic. His threat on social media of termination did not appear in an email to federal workers requesting the work ...
  
  The New York Times - 11h
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  List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers

  The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  Musk sends warning to federal employees over new Trump policy

  Elon Musk, special advisor to President Trump, warned federal employees on Saturday of a new policy requiring them to detail their work efforts via email in order to keep their jobs. “Consistent ...
  
  The Hill - 18h
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  Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation if They Don't Respond to an Email

  Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.
  
  Wired - 17h
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  What Elon Musk Got Wrong About Why Federal Retirement Is Still Managed out of a Limestone Mine

  The massive underground facility, which has been used to store archives since the 1960s, remains a crucial but convoluted hub for US government records.
  
  Wired - 1d
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  GOP senator praises Elon Musk as the ‘United States’ consultant’ amid federal cuts

  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defends President Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to federal agencies amid backlash from Oklahoma voters.
  
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