Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their working week on Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief Elon Musk to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.
Mr Musk’s unusual demand has faced resistance from several key US agencies led by the president's loyalists - including the FBI, State Department, Homeland Security and the Pentagon - which instructed their employees over the weekend not to comply.
