Elon Musk, who’s main the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), warned federal staff on Monday morning that those that fail to return to the workplace can be positioned on administrative go away.
“Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning,” Musk wrote on X, the platform which he additionally owns. “Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave.”
Musk’s warning comes after he introduced Saturday that federal workers should report their accomplishments from the final week or face shedding their jobs.
Musk stated on Saturday that federal workers would obtain an electronic mail directing them to listing their accomplishments from the week prior, with the DOGE chief including later that day that the task ought to take lower than 5 minutes to perform. Staff have till 11:59 pm on Monday to ship the listing or lose their employment, in keeping with emails concerning Musk’s directive that have been despatched by the Workplace of Personnel Administration.
Elon Musk speaks on the Conservative Political Motion Convention, CPAC, on the Gaylord Nationwide Resort & Conference Heart on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photograph/Jose Luis Magana)
Mass confusion adopted on the eve of the deadline as some businesses resisted the order, others inspired their staff to conform, and nonetheless others supplied conflicting steerage.
A number of key U.S. businesses, together with the FBI, State Division, Homeland Safety and the Pentagon, which instructed their workers over the weekend to not comply.
The Division of Well being and Human Companies, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., instructed its roughly 80,000 workers to conform shortly after appearing basic counsel, Sean Keveney, had instructed some to not. Later Sunday night, company management issued new directions that workers ought to “pause activities” associated to the request till midday on Monday.
Officers on the Departments of State, Protection and Homeland Safety have been extra constant.
The State Division reportedly informed workers on Saturday that division officers “will respond on behalf of the Department,” in keeping with a message despatched by Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, who serves as appearing beneath secretary of state for administration.
ELON MUSK SAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST FILL OUT PRODUCTIVITY REPORTS OR RESIGN
The Division of Protection (DOD) informed its civilian workforce to disregard the billionaire’s request, whereas Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate final week as the brand new director of the FBI, additionally informed workers to face down.
Whereas Musk and DOGE have been criticized for the way they’re going about chopping federal spending, President Donald Trump on Saturday wrote on Fact Social that although Musk is “doing a great job,” he ought to be “more aggressive.”
“ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAGA!,” Trump wrote.
Musk responded with an enthusiastic “Will do, Mr. President!” hours after Trump posted.
Fox Information Digital’s Greg Wehner and Andrea Margolis, together with The Related Press, contributed to this report.
