Billionaire Elon Musk stated Saturday that “the bar may be very low” after saying that each one federal workers should report their productiveness in the event that they want to maintain their jobs.
Musk, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, stated earlier on Saturday that workers will obtain an e-mail giving them an opportunity to elucidate how productive they had been the earlier week. If an worker fails to answer the e-mail, Musk stated the federal government will interpret that as a resignation.
“According to President @realDonaldTrump’s directions, all federal workers will shortly obtain an e-mail requesting to grasp what they acquired accomplished final week,” Musk wrote on X. “Failure to reply will probably be taken as a resignation.”
In a while Saturday, Musk stated the report ought to take beneath 5 minutes for workers to write down. The deadline to answer the e-mail is 11:59 p.m. Monday.
ELON MUSK SAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST FILL OUT PRODUCTIVITY REPORTS OR RESIGN
Elon Musk speaks throughout an occasion within the Oval Workplace with President Donald Trump on the White Home, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Pictures)
“To be clear, the bar may be very low right here. An e-mail with some bullet factors that make any sense in any respect is appropriate! Ought to take lower than 5 minutes to write down,” Musk wrote on X.
In one other submit, Musk responded to the White Home’s Fast Response account wherein it laid out what the administration has accomplished within the final week, which included Trump signing govt orders to broaden entry to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to finish advantages for unlawful immigrants.
“That will be a really spectacular and lengthy checklist certainly for you!” Musk responded.
“Nonetheless, the passing grade is actually simply ‘Are you able to ship an e-mail with phrases that make any sense in any respect?'” he continued. “It is a low bar.”
A spokesperson from the U.S. Workplace of Personnel Administration (OPM) confirmed Musk’s plans.
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, on Thursday, Feb. 13. (AP/Alex Brandon)
“As a part of the Trump Administration’s dedication to an environment friendly and accountable federal workforce, OPM is asking workers to supply a short abstract of what they did final week by the top of Monday, CC’ing their supervisor,” the spokesperson stated in a press release to Fox Information Digital. “Businesses will decide any subsequent steps.”
New FBI Director Kash Patel, nevertheless, has instructed company workers to not reply but to the OPM e-mail, based on ABC Information.
“FBI personnel could have acquired an e-mail from OPM requesting info,” Patel informed workers. “The FBI, by means of the Workplace of the Director, is in command of all of our assessment processes, and can conduct critiques in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if additional info is required, we’ll coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses. Thanks, Kash Patel.”
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Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly introduced Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Pictures)
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The American Federation of Authorities Staff labor union stated it plans to “problem any illegal terminations of our members and federal workers throughout the nation.”
“It’s merciless and disrespectful for federal workers to be compelled to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has by no means carried out one single hour of sincere public service in his life,” the union wrote on X.
The productiveness stories got here because the Musk-led Division of Authorities Effectivity continues efforts to chop suspected waste throughout the federal authorities.
Fox Information’ Andrea Margolis and Patrick Ward contributed to this report.
