Elon Musk's controversial emails to federal employees

According to a report from the Washington Post, a new directive that orders workers and employees to report on their workweek is still facing resistance and opposition at the highest levels.

The second round of emails sent to more than 2 million workers instructs them to report a list of five things they did during the week.

The resending of these emails comes as Elon Musk, following US President Donald Trump's cost-cutting instructions, warned those who did not respond to the first round of emails last week that their action would be considered "resignation."

Musk's move has faced strong opposition even among the highest levels of officials. NASA's acting administrator, Janet Petro, warned employees that if they receive such an email or letter, they should ignore it.

She advised NASA employees to contact their supervisor at the agency before taking any action.

The US State Department also urged its employees in a short note yesterday not to respond to such emails or take any action.

In support of the plan, Musk wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter): "The President has clearly stated that this is mandatory for the executive branch."

Elon Musk unveiled the details of the plan in a meeting last week to reduce costs, which led to the plan being praised and supported by Trump.

This comes a few days after 21 employees of the Digital Services Technology Division resigned in a widespread protest against the efforts of the Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk.

According to the source, these people were “the most skilled employees who managed almost all of the top priorities and included engineers, designers, data scientists, project managers, etc.”