The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.
Key federal agencies are defying Musk's order for weekly employee reports as part of his cost-cutting measures.
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.
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Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
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Hosted on MSNFBI chief tells staff to IGNORE Elon Musk's ultimatum as thousands could face axe within 24 HOURSFBI Chiefs have told employees to ignore Elon Musk’s ultimatum as thousands of members of staff could be forced to resign within hours. FBI director Kash Patel has told his staff members not to respond to an email sent out by Elon Musk,
Trump’s billionaire enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind.
The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce
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