Billionaire Elon Musk Said on Saturday that “the bar is very low” after he announced that all federal employees should report their productivity if they want to keep their jobs.
Musk, a senior adviser to President Donald TrumpSaid on Saturday earlier on Saturday that employees will receive an e -mail who will have the chance to explain how productive they were last week. If an employee does not respond to the e -mail, Musk said that the government will interpret that as a dismissal.
“In accordance with the instructions of President @realdonaldrump, all federal employees will soon receive an e -mail in which they will be asked to understand what they did last week,” wrote Musk on X. “It will not respond as a dismissal will be taken . “
Later on Saturday, Musk said that the report should last less than five minutes before employees would write. The deadline to respond to the e -mail is Monday 11:59 pm.
Elon Musk says that federal employees must fill in productivity reports or resign
Elon Musk speaks during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump in the White House, Tuesday 11 February 2025, in Washington. (AP images)
“To be clear, the beam is very low here. An e -mail with a few list marks that cannot be used at all is acceptable! Must take less than 5 minutes to write,” Musk wrote on X.
In another message, Musk responded to the White house Fast response account in which it explained in the past week what the administration did, including Trump signing orders to expand access to vitro fertilization (IVF) and to end the benefits for illegal immigrants.
“That would indeed be a very impressive and long list for you!” Musk responded.
“However, the passing figure is literally just ‘can you send an e -mail with words that make sense?” “He went on. “It’s a low bar.”
A spokesperson for the American Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed Musk’s plans.
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, on Thursday 13 February. (AP/Alex Brandon)
“As part of the dedication of the Trump administration to an efficient and responsible federal workforce, OpM asks employees to give a short summary of what they did last week by the end of Monday, CC ‘and the spokesperson said In a statement to Fox News Digital.
The new FBI director Kash Patel, however, has dedicated the employees of the agency not to respond to the OpM -E -mail, according to ABC News.
“FBI staff may have received an e -mail from OPM to request information,” Patel told employees. “The FBI, via the Office of the Director, is in charge of all our assessment processes and will carry out reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the answers. For now, we will pause for now Any reactions.
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Elon Musk, co-chairman of the newly announced department of Government Efficiency (Doge), arrives on December 5, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty images)
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The American Federation of Government Employees Union said that it intends to “challenge any illegal termination of our members and federal employees throughout the country”.
“It is cruel and disrespectful for federal employees to be forced to justify their job tasks to this from-Touch, privileged, non-chosen billionaire who has never performed one hour of fair public service in his life,” the trade union wrote on X on x.
The productivity reports came when the department of government efficiency made efforts to reduce the suspect waste by the federal government by the MUSK, guided by Musk.
Andrea Margolis and Patrick Ward from Fox News have contributed to this report.
