Musk Says Federal Workers Must Justify Job or Risk Dismissal

Trump urged Musk to be ‘more aggressive’ in his DOGE work
Workers will have to explain ‘what they got done last week’

Elon Musk during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 20. — Elon Musk during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 20.
Photographer: Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg

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By Gregory Korte and Victoria Cavaliere

February 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM UTC

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February 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM UTC

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The Trump administration began sending emails to more than 2 million federal workers on Saturday, asking them to report on what they did last week or be forced to resign.

The directive was the latest salvo from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to the federal workforce.