Musk has changed his mind: Officials who fail to summarize their work from the past week in an email will get a second chance

Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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Elon Musk, who last week threatened to fire federal workers if they didn’t respond to an email asking them to list their professional accomplishments, has changed his tune. On Monday, he announced that those workers would be given another chance to respond if President Donald Trump agrees.

As recently as Monday morning, Musk, appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), warned on the social media platform X: "Those who do not take email seriously will soon have to continue their careers elsewhere."

However, many in Trump’s inner circle, including the heads of the State Department, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Treasury Department and federal agencies such as the FBI and NASA, have ordered their staff not to respond to the Office of Personnel Management email due to security concerns, mainly about the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Following these reactions, Musk changed his mind. He announced that federal employees who had not responded to the email would be given another chance to do so, if Trump agreed.

According to Forbes, the president defended Musk's email plan, calling it "brilliant" and calling it a sign of "genius."

“(Trump) repeated baseless claims about federal employee fraud, saying ‘many people don’t respond (to emails) because (they) don’t even exist,’” the magazine reported.

The president criticized the position of agencies such as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which ordered their employees to ignore the emails. Trump argued that the messages were sent "in a friendly manner" to institutions whose employees deal with particularly sensitive information. He added that the officials who ordered the messages to be ignored "were not even considering confronting Elon."

The New York Times reported that Trump was still suggesting on Monday that employees who did not respond to the email could be fired.

Forbes noted that more than 100 House Democrats sent a letter to 24 heads of federal agencies, calling on them to "take immediate action to clarify that federal employees at (these) agencies are not required to respond to this ill-conceived email initiative."

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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