as OPM does not have power over other agencies. “Once again, Elon Musk and the Trump Administration have shown their utter disdain for federal employees and the critical services they provide to the American people,” the American Federation of ...

Cali., on Wednesday demanded that Elon Musk and Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Charles Ezell stop sending mass emails to staffers.

OPM also instructed multiple HR departments that failure to reply to the email did not mean automatic termination — despite the Tesla and Space X boss’ warning to the contrary.

Confusion continued Monday as Elon Musk’s deadline for federal workers to detail their accomplishments from the previous week continues to be met with mixed messages.

When Elon Musk announced last Saturday that federal workers would have ... "We spend a lot of time managing our staff's emotions with each OPM email. I fear people will begin to resign and then our veterans are the ones who will suffer."

Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) mocked Elon Musk on X by copying his recent demand to federal workers and sharing a list of "5 things" he claims President Donald Trump accomplished this week.

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.

President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent work or risk getting fired, even as OPM said compliance is voluntary.

In playing these mind games, Musk is ignoring the rules of the game that the rest of the country has at least tried to follow.

“Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning,” Musk, 53, wrote on X in response to a clip of Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) claiming that half of government buildings aren’t occupied.

The memo, published just a few hours before the midnight deadline, says responses should be sent to both OPM and agency leadership.

The federal Office of Personnel Management on Monday undercut a threat by Elon Musk that government workers who fail to submit a list of their recent accomplishments will face a forced "resignation." OPM notified top government human resources officers on ...