Fewer Than Half of All Federal Workers Responded to Musk Email

We just want to know: Are there people there doing their jobs?"

Loeffler said

We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans' sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,

the employees wrote in a resignation posted online

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

I can announce that we've had more than one million workers who have chosen to participate in this very simple task of, again, sending five bullet points to your direct supervisor or manager and CC'ing OPM,

Leavitt told Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich when asked about the directive during Tuesday's briefing

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

That was done in a friendly manner,

Trump said Monday while speaking with the media alongside French President Emmanuel Macron

Agencies should consider any appropriate actions regarding employees who fail to respond to activity,

a White House official told Fox News Digital Tuesday

We have a country to save, and we want this federal government to be responsive to the needs of the American people who reelected this president to have historic, massive reform. And that's what the intention of this idea is,

she said

This was an idea that Elon [came] up with. DOGE worked with OPM to actually implement the idea. And the secretaries are responsible for their specific workforce. And this is true of the hirings and the firings that have taken place. And we advise federal workers, unless your agency has dictated you not to, to respond to this email,

she said

There is no impact to your employment with the agency if you choose not to respond,

the HHS email added

The email fails to identify any legal authority permitting OPM to demand the requested information,

Kelley said

You do not need to copy other recipients at this time,

the email added, a directive to not include the federal personnel management office

Douglas Holtz-Eakinamerican economist

There’s a full revolt going on right now,

Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, a centre-right thinktank, told the Washington Post

Agency heads may exclude personnel from this expectation at their discretion and should inform OPM of the categories of the employees excluded and reasons for exclusion,

the OPM wrote in a statement

Harris Faulknerco-host

This is what we're about. We're running this country like President Trump runs the Trump Organization. Like Elon Musk running X. That's what we're doing.”

Counselor to the president, Alina Habba, told Fox News’s Harris Faulkner this morning

We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,

they wrote in a joint resignation letter on Tuesday

It’s like confiscating used ammunition after it’s been shot when there’s nothing left in it,

Charles Tiefer, an expert on government contracting law, told the AP

Elon Muskbillionaire

Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave,

Musk wrote

Given the voluminous and extremely important work that Treasury staff perform on a daily basis, we expect that compliance will not be difficult or time-consuming."

The Treasury Department told workers

ELON IS DOING A GREAT JOB, ... BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM GET MORE AGGRESSIVE."

the president wrote on Truth Social on February 21,

The email request was utterly trivial, as the standard for passing the test was to type some words and press send

he wrote

What he’s doing is saying, ‘Are you actually working?’

Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday