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Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of X, then known as Twitter, as he works to overhaul the federal government.
- Feb. 22, 2025, 5:19 p.m. ET
Elon Musk told federal workers on Saturday that they must respond to an email by summarizing their accomplishments for the week, repeating a tactic he used to cull the work force at his social media company.
“Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager,” said the message, which was sent to federal employees on Saturday afternoon and seen by The New York Times.
Mr. Musk has repeatedly drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of X, then known as Twitter, as he works to overhaul the federal government with his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. With the support of the Trump administration, Mr. Musk has ordered layoffs across the federal government and effectively shuttered several agencies.
“Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him be more aggressive,” Mr. Trump said in a post Saturday on Truth Social.
Mr. Musk quickly accepted the challenge. “All federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Mr. Musk wrote in a social media post on Saturday, saying his actions were “consistent” with the president’s demands. “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,” he added.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the email to federal workers.
