Billionaire Elon Musk mentioned Saturday that “the bar is 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, mentioned 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 mentioned the federal government will interpret that as a resignation.
“Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk wrote on X. “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
In a while Saturday, Musk mentioned the report ought to take underneath 5 minutes for workers to jot 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 Photographs)
“To be clear, the bar is very low here. An email with some bullet points that make any sense at all is acceptable! Should take less than 5 mins to write,” Musk wrote on X.
In one other publish, Musk responded to the White Home’s Fast Response account during which it laid out what the administration has performed within the final week, which included Trump signing government orders to increase entry to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to finish advantages for unlawful immigrants.
“That would be a very impressive and long list indeed for you!” Musk responded.
“However, the passing grade is literally just ‘Can you send an email with words that make any sense at all?'” he continued. “It’s 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 part of the Trump Administration’s commitment to an efficient and accountable federal workforce, OPM is asking employees to provide a brief summary of what they did last week by the end of Monday, CC’ing their manager,” the spokesperson mentioned in a press release to Fox Information Digital. “Agencies will determine any next steps.”
New FBI Director Kash Patel, nonetheless, has instructed company workers to not reply but to the OPM e-mail, based on ABC Information.
“FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information,” Patel instructed workers. “The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses. Thank you, 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 Photographs)
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The American Federation of Authorities Staff labor union mentioned it plans to “challenge any unlawful terminations of our members and federal employees across the country.”
“It is cruel and disrespectful for federal employees to be forced to justify their job duties to this out-of-touch, privileged, unelected billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life,” the union wrote on X.
The productiveness studies 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.
