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President Trump said employees would be "sort of semi-fired" or fired if they didn't comply with an Elon Musk order to detail their work. Some agencies told staff members to ignore it. Federal workers said they didn't know what to do.
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Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek on Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump's cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.
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Federal workers fear job cuts, service disruptions amid Elon Musk's DOGE push CNNSome Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk's Performance Email The New York TimesSome US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him ReutersEmail starts power clash between Musk and agency leaders — even the Trump loyalists POLITICOSeveral administration officials tell workers not to reply to Musk email
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Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk's demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their jobs.
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