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OPM says Musk's ultimatum is voluntary

OPM says Musk's ultimatum is voluntary after a weekend of confusion

After a weekend of confusion, the Trump administration on Monday afternoon told federal agencies they don't have to direct workers to comply with Elon Musk's request for information about their activities at work,

Government Executive · 10h

Following confusion, OPM says Musk demand that feds report accomplishments is voluntary

Agencies have provided their employees with varying information about whether to respond to the request for federal employees to provide five accomplishments from the previous week.

News Nation on MSN · 11h

OPM tells HR leaders that response to Musk is ‘voluntary’

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informed agency leaders that employee response to an email asking for a recap of what they accomplished last week is voluntary and that failure to do so will not be considered a resignation.

Elon Musk doubles down on OPM email order

Intelligencer on MSN · 7h

OPM Walks Back Musk’s Mass Email Threat to Federal Workers

The agency now says responding is voluntary, while Trump said anyone who didn’t reply would be at least “sort of semi-fired.”

CNN on MSN · 14h

Trump appointees appear to contradict Musk for first time in pushback to OPM email

A rift appeared to open Sunday between some of President Donald Trump’s agency heads and Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with reforming the federal government, over Musk’s demand that all federal employees state their weekly accomplishments or risk termination.

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ABC · 4h

Trump 2nd term live updates: Elon Musk doubles down on OPM email order

As confusion surrounding Elon Musk's order for federal workers to detail their accomplishments via email remains, the initial midnight on Monday deadline has now passed. While the Office of Personnel Management said Monday that responding to the email is "voluntary,

Education Department, OPM and DOGE

Government Executive · 9h

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to OPM and the Education Department

The lawsuit, led by the American Federation of Teachers, is one of several seeking to bar federal agencies from sharing sensitive information with the Department of Government Efficiency.

POLITICO on MSN · 18h

Judge blocks OPM, Education Department from sharing personal info with DOGE

The order is the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities to date and bars OPM, the government’s HR department, from sharing federal employees’ personal information with

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

US Judge Blocks Musk's DOGE Team From Accessing Education Department, OPM Data

A federal judge on Monday blocked the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing sensitive data maintained by the U.S. Education Department and the U.

Biden-era acting OPM director reacts to Elon Musk asking federal workers to justify their jobs

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is asking federal employees to detail in an email what they did last week or ...

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Agencies take cautious approaches to OPM email asking for list of accomplishments

Federal agency responses included giving workers a template and warning to write responses as if they’re going to “be read by ...

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Musk’s OPM email: Midnight deadline nears amid widespread confusion

The deadline given to federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk over the weekend is quickly ...

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Agencies seek guidance on latest Musk OPM email, with some urging employees to hold off responding

Multiple federal agencies appeared to be caught off guard by the Elon Musk-directed email from the Office of Personnel ...

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House Democrats urge agency heads to refute OPM email, Musk message

The lawmakers said in a letter that agency heads should immediately tell staffers to not respond to OPM’s “ill-conceived ...

What a federal employee lawyer says to do about OPM's job ultimatums

“The golden rule of employment law is to obey orders now and grieve them later,” he advised. On Monday, OPM backtracked on ...

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Federal worker in Oklahoma says colleagues have been fired by OPM without manager's knowledge

Elon Musk, who oversees the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, said if federal workers don't respond, it will be seen as a resignation The deadline to respond to the email from ...

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Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'

HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it ...

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Education Department, OPM and DOGE

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