Federal employees in the U.S. have been warned that failing to submit weekly work reports by Monday night could put their jobs at risk. This directive was communicated via an email sent on February 22. According to Reuters, Elon Musk, the head of the Trump administration’s Government Efficiency Division, posted on X that employees who fail to respond to the email will be considered as having voluntarily resigned. Trump has also urged the Department of Government Efficiency (DGE) to accelerate workforce reductions, targeting a significant cut in the 2.3 million federal employees. Questions remain about the legal standing of Musk’s directive and how employees working on classified projects should respond.