Elon Musk told federal employees to provide a list of roughly five bulleted accomplishments to the Office of Personnel Management. Employees will have until Monday, Feb. 24, 11:59 p.m. ET, to provide their list to the Office of Personnel Management.
Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency, emailed federal employees over the weekend to warn them to account for the work they did this past week or lose their jobs.
“Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk wrote on X.
“Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
According to emails confirmed by NPR, the Office of Personnel Management asked employees to provide a list of roughly five bulleted accomplishments to the agency and cc’d their manager. Employees will have until Monday, Feb. 24, 11:59 p.m. ET, to provide their list.
OPM told the outlet that the emails are part of the Trump administration’s commitment to an “efficient and accountable workforce.” It remains unclear what will happen next and if this will be a weekly requirement for federal employees. The legality of OPM’s request is also unclear, as many federal employees are protected by civil service protections that prevent them from being fired without cause.
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Legal experts tell NPR that it is likely that Musk’s request will not stand up in court.
“Firing someone who was unable or unwilling to respond would be found to be a disproportionate punishment by a labor arbitrator,” labor attorney Suzanne Summerlin said.
However, choosing not to respond could result in disciplinary action.
“A letter of reprimand or a suspension would likely be found by an arbitrator to be proportionate,” she added.
Source: Black Enterprise
