GuShiio.com ① Musk, leader of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, requires all federal employees to submit a weekly report. Those who do not submit will be regarded as resigning, triggering fluctuations in the political circle;
② Multiple agencies, including the Pentagon, FBI, U.S. State Department and intelligence agencies, have instructed employees not to respond;
③ The Federal Employees Union also opposed the request, believing that the move was not authorized by law, and requested that the email be withdrawn and apologized to the employee.
Cailian News, February 24 (Editor Huang Junzhi)Last weekend, Musk, leader of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced that under Trump’s instructions, all federal employees must “submit a weekly report” or they will be regarded as resigning. This has undoubtedly caused another uproar in the American political circle.
Musk instructed federal staff to respond to emails from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday. But as of Sunday, a growing number of agencies, including the Pentagon, the FBI, and the United States Department of State, were telling employees not to respond.
In response, the U.S. Department of Defense shared a message with its employees on social media platform X, pointing out that it is its responsibility to review employee performance.
“If necessary, the department will coordinate responses to emails from the Personnel Management Bureau. For now, please suspend any responses to the Office of Personnel Management emails titled ‘What did you do last week’,”Darin Selnick, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Personnel and War Readiness, said in a statement.
FBI Director Kash Patel also told employees not to respond to the email. Patel said the FBI will handle responses to OPM requests and will coordinate employee reviews that are consistent with FBI procedures.
In addition, it was reported that the U.S. State Department also instructed its employees not to respond.
“Management will respond on behalf of the State Council.” “No employee is obligated to report on his activities to agencies outside the departmental system,” Tibor Nagy, acting deputy secretary for management at the State Council, wrote in a notice.
It was also reported that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued similar guidance to employees of the Intelligence Community (IC) agencies she oversees. “Given the sensitive and confidential nature of our work itself, IC employees should not respond to BPM emails,” she wrote.
Finally, the email also triggered an angry response from the Federal Employees Union.
In a letter to Charles Ezell, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management and Musk, Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), instructed its 800,000 members not to respond to requests received.
Kelley said in the letter that the email did not establish the legal authority for the Office of Personnel Management to make the request.
“Federal employees report to their respective agencies through their respective established chains of command. They do not report to the Bureau of Personnel Management,”he wrote. He also attacked the message as “irresponsible” and “childish” and aimed at creating chaos and intimidating federal workers.
“I also ask the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw this email and apologize to all federal employees.” He added.
A screenshot posted online showed that the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) sent an email to its members saying it “strongly” advised employees not to respond to OPM requests.
“We are concerned about the impact of this request and are actively working to protect your rights,” NTEU said in a statement.
However, not all federal agencies oppose this requirement. An email sent to Health and Human Services employees confirmed the email was “legal” and advised employees to respond before a Monday deadline, according to information obtained by media.
