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Elon Musk Requires Federal Workers To Report Weekly Accomplishments

Elon Musk's stance on federal workers' response to OPM email raises questions about employee accountability and government operations.

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Elon Musk's directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete

The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the government about $8.5 million in wages.

Fortune

OPM Clarifies 'What Did You Do Last Week' Email Is Voluntary

OPM clarifies that the recent 'What did you do last week' email is voluntary for employees, with no impact on employment status.

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The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs

The Independent UK

Federal agencies pushing back against Elon Musk job cuts could signal a new era for DOGE

DOGE final gets some high-level pushback.

Fortune

Unions Challenge OPM Email Blast Demanding Employee Accomplishments

Unions contest mass firings due to OPM email requesting employee accomplishments, raising legality concerns.

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Elon Musk sued by federal workers over threats to fire them

Elon Musk is being sued over threats he made to workers demanding that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.

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Trump-Appointed Leaders at Pentagon, DHS Seemingly Push Against Musk's Aggressive 'What Did You Do Last Week' Emails to Staff

The appointees seemingly directed their subordinates not to reply to the email spearheaded by Musk's DOGE

Latin Times

Elon Musk makes an admission about the productivity email his group sent to federal workers

Department of Government Efficiency head says he wants to test whether federal employees are ‘capable of replying to an email’

The Independent UK

DOGE Dilemma: Tulsi Gabbard Defies Elon Musk's Job Justification Order On Federal Workers

Tulsi Gabbard has joined FBI chief Kash Patel and the State Department in informing employees that they are not required to respond to an Elon Musk-ordered email from the OPM to list down the work they accomplished in the last week or be resigned.

International Business Times

Trump mocks DOGE outrage via "SpongeBob"

The president of the United States shared an image from a Nickelodeon cartoon to mock federal workers

Salon

Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements

Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk’s demand sparks confusion across key government agencies

The Guardian - US

FBI And NSA Employees Instructed To Delay Response To OPM

FBI and NSA employees instructed to delay responses to OPM email seeking work accomplishments amidst heightened scrutiny and review processes.

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No Injunction in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Today's opinion is here. I'm on the run, and can't add more right now, but I thought I'd pass it… The post No Injunction in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management appeared first on Reason.com.

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Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce

After the space community braced for a brutal shake-up at NASA this week, a last-minute decision on Tuesday (Feb. 18) spared over 1,000 agency employees on probationary status from being dismissed.

Latin Times

Federal Employees Responsible for Maintaining Public's Trust Included in DOGE's Mass Layoffs: Report

The Trump administration fired officials overseeing transparency, limiting access to records on Elon Musk's security clearance.

Reason

Court Declines to Block Federal Government's New "Government-Wide Email System"

The employees who claimed adoption of the system violated the E-Government Act of 2002 lacked standing to bring the challenge, a federal judge concluded.

Reason

In DOGE Lawsuit, Judge Declines To Block White House Emailing Federal Employees

Citing Reddit posts and podcast interviews, pseudonymous government employees are arguing that DOGE violated federal privacy regulations when setting up a government-wide email system.

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Trump Administration Fires OPM Privacy Team, Limits Access To Records

Trump administration's changes at OPM raise concerns about access to security clearance records for Elon Musk and DOGE personnel.

Reason

DOGE Needs Data To Survive. These Lawsuits Are Trying To Starve It of Information.

Nearly a dozen lawsuits allege that DOGE's access to government payment and personnel systems violates a litany of federal privacy and record-handling laws.

TechRadar

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency hit by another privacy lawsuit with millions impacted

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined the wave of lawsuits against the new government agency over supposedly illegal data access.

International Business Times

'Because They Serve The Public, Not Billionaires': Dems Blast Trump's Federal Workforce Cuts

President Trump's massive workforce layoffs have started and probationary workers were the hardest-hit in the first wave of reductions – some Democratic lawmakers are against the initiative.

International Business Times UK

OPM Denies 'Firing Spree' of Probationary Federal Employees, Says Only 'Low Performers' Affected

OPM has finalised rules to streamline the firing of low-performing federal workers, shorten probation periods, and increase accountability for managers.

Reason

The Disappointing Results of Trump's 'Deferred Resignation' Plan Are Part of a Pattern

Elon Musk, the president's cost-cutting czar, has a habit of overpromising and underdelivering.

The Guardian - US

Judge keeps block on Trump’s offer of mass buyouts for US federal workers

Federal employees claim in lawsuit ‘deferred resignation’ program is illegal because Congress has not approved it

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