Multiple federal agencies seemed to be surprised by the email led by Elon Musk of the Personnel Management Office on Saturday that required employees detailing their weekly achievements.
The management between multiple agencies has begun to inform your staff that they are waiting for more guidance and, in some cases, telling them to stop the answer, according to multiple sources.
These agencies include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, the Oceanic and Atmospheric National Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Energy.
Elon Musk speaks during the Conservative Conference of Political Action in the National Port, Maryland, on February 20, 2025.
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The Pentagon has also instructed civilian employees to wait for legal orientation before responding.
Some law enforcement agencies, including FBI, have also ordered employees to “Pause” any response to OPM email.
In an email to all NOAA staff obtained by ABC News, the rear admiral Chad Cary declared that the message “was a surprise for all departments, and NOAA’s leadership is looking for guidance.”
Cary also recommended not sending anything until Monday night in case additional guidance is provided.
The sources told ABC News that FEMA employees had also been aimed at stopping the answer.
In the IRS, the interim commissioner informed the personnel that the officials there are waiting for the orientation of the Treasury about the email, but did not specifically inform the staff about whether they responded or not.
“We are aware that employees have begun to receive email after the Personnel Management Office (OPM). We have communicated with the Treasury Department to obtain guidance and share additional information on Monday,” according to email Obtained by ABC News.
Some CDC employees told ABC News that their teams are still waiting for the agency leadership orientation on how to proceed. An employee said his manager advised to wait until Monday, hoping to receive more details about the process.
The employees of the Department of Energy also received an email from their direct management that told them that they are still waiting for more details.
OPM’s email, with the subject line “What did you do last week”?
Email arrived after musk Posted in x That failure on the part of federal employees to respond to email would be taken as resignation.
At the end of last month, an email sent to almost the entire federal workforce with the “bifurcation on the road” issue, offered employees the option of a “deferred resignation”, in which they could leave their work but Continue collecting a payment check until September.
Around 75,000 federal employees accepted the purchase offer.
