On Saturday, employees throughout the federal government received an email from the employee management office (OPM), demanding a response to “almost”. 5 bullets for what you accomplished last week. “In X, Elon Musk posted this failure to respond,” it will be considered resignation. “
“Very stupid,” says an air traffic controller who received the email and gave not to be identified for fear of revenge.
It seems that the leaders of many agencies have been arrested. In the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which includes the national weather service, some managers initially warned against responding to the email if it was attempt to hunt. Another NOAA employee says they were warned against logging in to the email to work after receiving.
Other workers were met with conflicting directions from their managers. At the National Institute for Standards and Technology, which expects the deep cuts published by the so -called Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE), some employees reported that they are awaiting more directives while others say that their managers have commanded people to comply.
E -mail appears to have been sent to federal judges. “We understand that some judges and judiciary have received an email from hr@opm.gov”, read an email from the office of the director of the Ministry of Administrative Services to the US Federal Courts. “Please note that this email has not arisen from the judiciary or the administrative office and we suggest that no action take.”
At least some military personnel received the email, and they were said to wait for the direction of the Ministry of Defense. This clutch pattern appears to be responding to most agencies, where workers say they have not yet heard from the higher leadership if they should deal with this last escalation in Musk and Doge’s continuous efforts to significantly reduce the federal workforce. In the National Institutes of Health, for example, in an email message with the topic line “Please awaiting guidance”, some workers were told that “information is coming”, without any indication of how long or from.
Another consideration for many not only if they should respond, but how. Although Moody OPM emails determines that employees should not send information, links or secret attachments, which strongly limit how workers respond to many government agencies.
One of the sources, who obtained anonymity due to the nature of their work, said: “National security personnel are notified of the OPM request, which takes them from the important work to ensure national security services.” “These are essential employees keeping us safe.”
“The Executive Committee is currently reviewing this request to determine the appropriate instructions regarding information that can be shared outside the agency,” and also reads an email from the currency observer office, which is located within the Ministry of Treasury. “Please wait for additional guidelines.”
NBC News I mentioned On Saturday, until Cash Patel, the newly installed FBI director and President Donald Trump’s ally, ordered the employees not to respond to the OPM mail.