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The Latest Breaking News from the Office of Personnel Management

Musk's Joke About 'Pulse Check' Email Backfires After Only Half of Employees Respond

Elon Musk's attempt to justify his email ultimatum—calling it a "pulse check," not a "performance review"—is fueling skepticism about sweeping layoffs.

Latin Times

DOGE could use AI to assess federal employees’s responses to Musk’s productivity demand email: report

Musk denied claims responses would be fed through a large language model artificial intelligence system

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk's directive to federal workers to explain their productivity or get the ax could take them 165,000 hours of their workdays to complete

The time needed for all federal workers to reply to Musk's email could cost the government about $8.5 million in wages.

Fortune

Judicial branch employees – which Trump does not oversee – got Musk’s email asking for their accomplishments

Legal experts condemned the move, with one branding it a ‘fundamental failure’ in understanding the separation of powers, given the court system is not part of the executive branch

The Independent UK

The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs

The Independent UK

Elon Musk sued by federal workers over threats to fire them

Elon Musk is being sued over threats he made to workers demanding that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.

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Another member of Trump’s inner circle rebels against Musk’s productivity email

Tulsi Gabbard joins Kash Patel and the Department of Defense in instructing employees not to respond to the email

The Independent UK

Feds to staff: Ignore Elon

Several agencies have instructed employees to ignore a letter sent from the Office of Personnel Management

Salon

US Judge Declines To Block Musk From Accessing Data, Firing Workers

A US judge on Tuesday declined a request to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from firing federal employees and accessing agency data, a victory for President Donald Trump in his bid to shrink the government workforce.

International Business Times

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency hit by another privacy lawsuit with millions impacted

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined the wave of lawsuits against the new government agency over supposedly illegal data access.

TechRadar

Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies

A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management

The Independent UK

Leaders in Health Department Ordered to Rank Employees as Federal Government Prepares for Widespread Layoffs

Leaders in Health Department were asked to rank their employees in probationary periods, as federal government agencies brace for layoffs.

Latin Times

Federal health workers brace for layoffs as White House instructs HHS to rank workers

White House denies any executive orders related to the sweeping health agency are underway

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Top Government Official Forced to Resign After Appearing to Fail Trump 'Loyalty' Test: Report

A top government financial official resigned after reportedly failing a Trump loyalty test, as his administration and DOGE accelerate federal staff purges.

The Independent UK

Trump’s resignation offers are blocked by judge hours before buyouts were set to expire

Government intends to reduce the federal workforce by 5 to 10 percent in offering buyout to hundreds of thousands of employees

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Trump Administration Plans Widespread Layoffs Among Federal Workforce

Trump administration plans layoffs in federal workforce through deferred resignation offer, facing criticism from unions.

Salon

Musk buyout scheme is a "scam," Dems say

“Federal employees are right to be skeptical of the resignation offer," according to congressional Democrats

Fortune

After offering buyouts to air traffic controllers, Trump’s administration says they’re exempt from ‘early retirement’ following deadly plane crashes

January’s tragedies reignited concern on the impact of air traffic controller shortages on aviation safety.

The Independent UK

Musk and allies have reportedly seized key HR office - and skipped past officials to send mass resignation email

Musk has reportedly installed several allies in the Office of Personnel Management as he seeks to significant cut the federal workforce

The Independent UK

What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government

President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government

International Business Times

Trump Administration Offers All Federal Employees Eight Month's Pay To Quit Their Jobs

As part of his ongoing effort to downsize the U.S. government, the Office of Personnel Management sent all employees a memo detailing a "deferred resignation letter" for those willing to leave their jobs immediately.

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s Doge accused of ‘illegal’ job posting by federal workers’ union

Union leader claims Trump-created organization is ‘corrupt’ as X owner posts vague request for applications

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