Musk’s demand that fed staff listing accomplishments roils workforce: ‘Mass civil disobedience’

Division of Authorities Effectivity chair Elon Musk introduced that federal staff should report their accomplishments from the final week or face dropping their jobs, which has roiled the federal workforce as some Democratic lawmakers and unions name on staff to flout the directive. 

“It is a good alternative for mass civil disobedience. Musk has no authority to do that. Encourage all federal staff to report back to work, put together GFY letters and proceed to reveal the general public service and patriotism he lacks,” Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten posted to X on Saturday night. 

The acronym GFY is web slang sometimes that means “go f— your self.”

“It takes a outstanding mixture of conceitedness and stupidity to assume that that is the perfect use of time for our intelligence officers, VA employees, air visitors controllers, and everybody else we rely on to do their job properly,” he continued. 

Musk mentioned on Saturday that federal staff would obtain an e-mail directing them to listing their accomplishments from the week prior, with the DOGE chief including later that day that the project ought to take lower than 5 minutes to perform. Workers have till 11:59 pm on Monday to ship the listing or lose their employment, in response to emails concerning Musk’s directive that have been despatched by the Workplace of Personnel Administration.

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Elon Musk walks to the Eisenhower Government Workplace Constructing close to the White Home on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Getty Photos)

“In keeping with President @realDonaldTrump’s directions, all federal staff will shortly obtain an e-mail requesting to know what they received performed final week,” Musk wrote on X. “Failure to reply will likely be taken as a resignation.”

“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 added. 

Musk’s message adopted President Donald Trump remarking that he is been happy with Musk and DOGE’s work investigating numerous federal companies for presidency overspending, fraud and mismanagement, however that he want to see Musk “get extra aggressive.” 

Musk responded on X: “Will do, Mr. President!”

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Demonstrators collect for a protest towards Elon Musk on Feb. 22, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Photos)

Unions lambasted Musk’s directive that federal staff element their work accomplishments to DOGE, with a chapter of the Nationwide Treasury Workers Union, which represents FDA staff, telling members they “strongly” encourage them to flout the order. 

“We work for HHS/FDA, not OPM: OPM directives that haven’t been formally adopted or communicated by our employer, the FDA, don’t create an obligation so that you can reply,” the NTEU chapter’s steerage acknowledged. The chapter’s web site states in bolded, all-capitalized letters: “NTEU ADVISES YOU NOT TO SIGN THAT EMAIL… UNTIL WE GET MORE INFO.” 

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The chapter famous in a remark to Fox Information Digital that it is just one chapter of a whole lot underneath the nationwide NTEU’s umbrella, and solely represents FDA staff in 5 states, in addition to Washington, D.C. Fox Digital reached out to the nationwide NTEU’s press workplace on Sunday morning, however didn’t instantly obtain a reply. 

Demonstrators collect for the “No Kings on President’s Day” protest in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox Information Digital)

The nationwide president of the American Federation of Authorities Workers, Everett Kelley, additionally launched an announcement on Saturday night, arguing that Musk and the Trump administration have been exhibiting “their utter disdain for federal staff and the vital companies they supply to the American individuals.”

“It’s merciless and disrespectful to a whole lot of 1000’s of veterans who’re carrying their second uniform within the civil service to be pressured to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has by no means carried out one single hour of trustworthy public service in his life,” Kelley mentioned in an announcement. 

“AFGE will problem any illegal terminations of our members and federal staff throughout the nation.”

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. (AP Photos/Alex Brandon)

Trump joined the Conservative Political Motion Convention on Saturday afternoon, the place he took a victory lap for the breakneck tempo of labor his administration has completed in his first month again within the Oval Workplace, whereas lauding Musk for his DOGE efforts. 

“I signed an order creating the Division of Authorities Effectivity – you in all probability have not heard of it – which is now waging warfare on authorities waste, fraud and abuse. And Elon is doing an ideal job,” Trump mentioned on the Gaylord Nationwide Resort & Conference Heart Saturday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, simply exterior the nation’s capital. “He is doing an ideal job.”

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President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Motion Convention in Nationwide Harbor, Maryland, Feb. 22, 2025. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

Trump additionally touted that his administration is gutting the federal government of “corrupt” and “incompetent” federal staff. 

“We’ve a really corrupt group of individuals on this nation, and we’re discovering them out,” Trump mentioned throughout his speech. “We’re eradicating all the pointless, incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats from the federal workforce.”

The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as the brand new director of the FBI final week, and he reportedly instructed staffers on Saturday that his workplace will deal with reviewing their productiveness. 

“FBI personnel might have obtained an e-mail from OPM requesting data,” Patel reportedly instructed staff. “The FBI, via the Workplace of the Director, is in control of all of our evaluation processes, and can conduct opinions in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if additional data is required, we are going to coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses.”

The State Division additionally reportedly issued the same message to staff on Saturday, informing them that division officers “will reply on behalf of the Division,” in response to a message despatched by Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, who serves as performing underneath secretary of state for administration. 

The NSA instructed its staff that “NSA and CYBERCOM are awaiting additional steerage” from the Protection Division, the Washington Submit reported. 

Musk doubled down on X on Sunday that the initiative is essential because of an alleged swath of presidency staff who accomplish such little work that they aren’t even checking their authorities e-mail accounts. 

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“The rationale this issues is {that a} important variety of people who find themselves purported to be working for the federal government are doing so little work that they aren’t checking their e-mail in any respect! In some circumstances, we consider non-existent individuals or the identities of useless persons are getting used to gather paychecks. In different phrases, there’s outright fraud,” Musk posted to X on Sunday.