{"id":2405648,"date":"2025-02-22T22:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T03:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agency-heads-push-back-on-musks-demand-for-justification-of-their-jobs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T03:46:49","slug":"federal-agency-heads-push-back-on-musks-demand-for-justification-of-their-jobs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agency-heads-push-back-on-musks-demand-for-justification-of-their-jobs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agency heads push back on Musk\u2019s demand for justification of their jobs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-agency-heads-push-back-on-musks-demand-for-justification-of-their-jobs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the pushback from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-scheme-to-offshore-american-jobs-rubber-stamped-by-32-republicans\/\" title=\"Democrat Scheme to Offshore American Jobs Rubber-Stamped by 32 Republicans\">federal agency heads<\/a> against Elon Musk&#8217;s recent directive demanding that\u200c all federal employees justify their job effectiveness \u200cby detailing their\u200d weekly accomplishments. Musk stated that failure to do so would be viewed as a resignation. Leaders from various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, including the FBI under Director\u2063 kash Patel, have \u200cadvised employees to pause compliance with this directive, citing the\u200c sensitive\u200c nature of their work. U.S. \u200dattorneys have echoed these concerns, suggesting that responses need to be \u200bcautious and general to maintain confidentiality. This situation has arisen alongside\u200b calls from former \u200bPresident Donald Trump for increased government efficiency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal agency heads push back on Musk&rsquo;s demand for justification of their jobs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998174\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The heads of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">multiple federal law enforcement agencies<\/a>, including Director <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a> of the FBI, are pushing back against a new demand from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> that they justify the work they have done in their positions or face resignation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earlier Saturday, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1893386883444437415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1893386883444437415%7Ctwgr%5E38b6818dbff3b647dee8423447bcca98d8625365%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwhite-house%2F3327295%2Ffederal-workers-who-dont-email-weekly-achievements-will-lose-their-job-musk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted <\/a>a directive on X that said all federal employees must describe what they have &ldquo;got done&rdquo; in the past week. If an employee fails to respond by Monday at 11:59 p.m., it &ldquo;will be taken as a resignation,&rdquo; Musk added.<\/p>\n<p>That left federal law enforcement agencies scrambling on Saturday night, unsure about how to fulfill the obligation due to the sensitive nature of their work.<\/p>\n<p>Patel, who was just sworn in on Friday to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-promise-investigation-of-fbi-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"Republicans Promise Investigation Of ... Mar-a-Lago Raid\">top law enforcement agency<\/a> in the nation, told FBI employees to &ldquo;pause&rdquo; any responses to the email that came from the Office of Personnel Management, which <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/live-updates\/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-white-house-employees\/?id=118887140&amp;entryId=119085990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"instructing\">instructed<\/a> employees to list &ldquo;5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and CC your manager.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses,&rdquo; Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLevineReports\/status\/1893473592760791254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a message to FBI employees.<\/p>\n<p>Two U.S. attorneys also urged their employees to be cautious in how they respond to the email, including John Durham of the eastern district of New York and Ed Martin, who was just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3321799\/trump-ed-martin-us-attorney-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"nominated \">nominated<\/a> by Trump to serve as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course, a majority of our work is law enforcement sensitive (in addition to much classified work), so even assuming this is legitimate, we will need to be careful in how we respond to this inquiry. As noted, the deadline isn&rsquo;t until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, so we have plenty of time,&rdquo; Durham <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/live-updates\/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-white-house-employees\/?id=118887140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote \">wrote <\/a>in a letter to employees.<\/p>\n<p>In his own email to staff, Martin heaped praise on the work being done by the Department of Government Efficiency, while also recommending that employees respond &ldquo;carefully&rdquo; to Musk&rsquo;s directive and &ldquo;be general&rdquo; if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DOGE and Elon are doing great work! Historic. We are happy to be participate. [sic] Please respond to the HR email carefully with regard to confidentiality and our duties. Be general if you need to. If anyone gives you problems, I&rsquo;ve got your back. You&rsquo;re good,&rdquo; Martin said.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s post followed President Donald Trump&rsquo;s call earlier Saturday for the DOGE leader to &ldquo;get more aggressive&rdquo; in cutting wasteful government spending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998174\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998174\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal agency leaders resist Musk&#8217;s job justification demand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2405649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-hhg2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,36688,36155,50904,50905],"class_list":["post-2405648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-federal-agencies","tag-government-accountability","tag-job-justification","tag-regulatory-oversight"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-hhg2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405648\/revisions\/2405652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}