9 hours Ago By Tom Ozimek
Elon Musk, in his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced Saturday that President Donald Trump has directed him to email all federal employees, requiring a detailed account of their accomplishments from the past week. Non-compliance, Musk said, would be treated as a resignation. Speaking the same day at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington, Trump laid out a broader vision for reshaping the federal workforce.
He vowed to enforce stricter workplace attendance, eliminate remote work privileges, and expose government employees engaged in outside employment. “If they don’t report for work, we’re firing them,” Trump said. “In other words, you have to go to office, right?” He said that many federal employees are working second jobs “while they’re getting paid by us,” adding that his administration is demanding to see that information.
It’s unclear whether Musk’s post about federal workers being required to report their on-the-job accomplishments is related to this effort. Trump also highlighted his administration’s buyout offer to federal workers—officially known as the Deferred Retirement Program (DRP)—which he said more than 75,000 government employees have accepted. The program allows participants to receive full pay and benefits until Sept.
30 while being exempt from daily attendance requirements and layoffs. He suggested that many opted in to avoid scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest. “One of the reasons they’re leaving is because they don’t want to have to show that, and we’re demanding to see that information,” Trump said.
“How many jobs have you had? Who paid you while you were working for the government and all?” He also renewed his pledge to overhaul the federal bureaucracy, saying, “We want to make government smaller, more efficient. We want to keep the best people, and we’re not going to keep the worst people.” Trump framed these actions as part of his broader mission to root out corruption and inefficiency, suggesting that “all of the unnecessary and incompetent and corrupt bureaucrats” must be removed.
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