Elon Musk warns fed government workers who don’t respond to a second ‘what you accomplished’ email will face ‘termination’
SUMMARY
Elon Musk’s latest move has federal workers on edge again. On Monday, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) boss hinted at a second “what you accomplished” email for government staff, saying those who don’t reply will be “terminated”—if President Trump greenlights it. This comes after Saturday’s email blast, which demanded five bullet points on last week’s work by Monday night. Musk had warned non-responders would be out, but the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) stepped in, calling it “voluntary” and nixing the resignation threat. “It was a simple test—just type something and hit send,” Musk fumed on X, blasting workers and even managers for dodging it. He says the pushback proves something’s “deeply wrong” with the workforce. Trump backed him up, telling reporters it’s about rooting out no-shows. Meanwhile, a San Francisco lawsuit claims the email test—and recent probationary firings—skips legal steps, and agencies like the FBI told staff to hold off responding.
