Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk reaffirmed Monday that federal employees who fail to respond to an email detailing their weekly accomplishments could face termination despite conflicting guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, The Hill reported.

“Failure to respond a second time will result in termination,” Musk wrote on X, doubling down on an initial directive requiring employees to submit five completed tasks from the prior week. The mandate, issued Saturday, set a deadline of 11:59 p.m. Monday for responses, initially stating that noncompliance would be considered resignation.

However, OPM pushed back against the directive, notifying agency leaders Monday afternoon that employee participation was not mandatory. 

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