Recently, Elon Musk, who advises former President Donald Trump, made a big announcement. He told all U.S. federal workers that they need to write a report about what they did at work last week. If they don’t, it will be treated like they quit their jobs. This decision is part of efforts to reduce the size of the government and cut many federal jobs.
Just hours after Musk’s announcement, the new FBI director, Kash Patel, ordered his employees to stop responding to the report requests from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Patel wants the FBI to handle its own reviews internally.
He said in a message, “Please pause any responses.” This means FBI workers should not reply to OPM until they receive more instructions from their own agency. The National Security Agency (NSA) also told their employees to wait before responding to Musk’s report request.
Many people are upset about Musk’s rule. Ed Martin, a key attorney in Washington, told his staff to be careful in their responses and promised to protect them if they faced any issues. Meanwhile, workers’ unions are strongly criticizing Musk’s announcement. Everett Kelley, president of a union that represents many federal workers, said it is unfair to ask employees to justify their jobs to someone like Musk, who has never served in public office.
Another union leader called the email from OPM “completely un-American” and emphasized that workers would stand up against these demands.
Despite the criticism, Trump showed support for Musk, calling him a “patriot” at a recent conference and encouraged him to be more aggressive in cutting government spending.
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