Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.

The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce

Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their

Cracks may already be showing in the Trump administration, with newly-sworn-in FBI director Kash Patel sending an email to all his department’s employees instructing them to “pause any responses” they may have been working on following Elon Musk’s request that federal employees provide weekly summaries of their accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.

Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, has pushed back against Elon Musk on his second day in office by telling staff not to respond to an email demanding they list what they accomplished last week.

DOGE co-lead Elon Musk demanded federal employees comply with a demand within 48 hours earlier this week, or risk being let go.

Pack smiling about the thousands of civil servants whose jobs he just cut up, then demanded those left tell him 5 of their accomplishments last week or be fired.