By Ogaga Ariemu United States of America federal workers have expressed deep-seated frustrations following conflicting advice over compl...
By Ogaga Ariemu
United States of America federal workers have expressed
deep-seated frustrations following conflicting advice over compliance with Elon
Musk’s-backed order to list their last week’s work in an email or face
termination.
DAILY POST recalls that following instruction by US
President Donald Trump’s charge to Musk to act faster in its reforms across
federal agencies, Musk had sent out an email to workers requesting their last
week’s work.
Musk had hinted that non-response to the email by the
federal workers means resignation.
However, 48 hours after Musk’s email, the Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE) clarified that responses were voluntary, leaving
agencies to decide their approach.
In the last days, Musk’s email had stirred controversies in
the US, with federal worker unions and activist groups filing a lawsuit in
California to halt the email mandate.
Key agencies, including the Departments of Defence, Health
and Human Services (HHS), Justice, and the FBI—now led by Trump
appointees—instructed employees to ignore the directive. This led to widespread
uncertainty, with some workers receiving contradictory messages over the
weekend.
Reacting to the development, an employee who works under HHS
told the BBC anonymously that, “They’re succeeding in driving us insane.”
In an update statement on his X account, Musk maintained he
was acting on instructions from President Donald Trump.
“Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be
given another chance,” he wrote, apparently referring to workers who did not respond
to his demand by the end of Monday. “Failure to respond a second time will
result in termination.”
Speaking on the development, White House press secretary
Karine Leavitt insisted amid pushback that, “Everyone is working together as
one unified team at the direction of President Trump.
“Any notion to the contrary is completely false.”
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