Elon Musk Issues Work Performance Ultimatum to U.S. Federal Employees

Federal workers are required to submit weekly performance reports under threat of termination as part of Trump administration's aggressive government overhaul.

Elon Musk, leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump, mandated federal employees to document five accomplishments from the past week via email.
The directive states that failure to respond by the Monday night deadline may result in termination, though the official email did not explicitly include this threat.
Key federal agencies, including the FBI and CIA, instructed their employees not to respond immediately to the emails, asserting their own internal review processes.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) condemned the move as disrespectful and announced plans to challenge any unlawful terminations in court.
This ultimatum is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce federal workforce size, with Musk tasked to streamline operations and cut costs aggressively.