Elon Musk issues new directive to federal employees

Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency to cut federal spending and root out waste.Under Elon Musk, DOGE has already targeted a number of federal agencies, including USAID and the DoD.
Elon Musk Says Federal Employees Must Explain Their Work Or Be Fired
Billionaire and government efficiency leader Elon Musk announced in a post on X Saturday afternoon all federal employees will receive an email asking them to explain the work they’ve done over the past week, and employees who fail to respond will be forced to resign.
Elon Musk says federal employees must document work in email or be fired
Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday, with an apparent ultimatum. Musk has used a similar tactic at companies he owns.
DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign
Elon Musk's instructions came after President Trump praised the head of DOGE but would like to see him get more aggressive in reducing the federal government.
Americans now view Elon Musk and DOGE far less favorably than the programs DOGE is slashing, poll shows
Americans see the specific programs targeted by Elon Musk’s bureaucracy-slashing efforts more favorably than DOGE or Musk, according to a recent Economist/YouGov poll. Presidential cost-cutter Elon Musk claims he has a popular mandate to take a hatchet to government in his quest to find $2 trillion in savings.
DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the staff cuts.
Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?
President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lesley Stahl has more on the agency and the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle it.
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