Elon Musk said on social media that federal employees will be given another chance to recap their work last week or be fired, contradicting guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.

The request for employees to outline their job accomplishments has been met with pushback from departments and agencies.

Some confusion over the email by Elon Musk for federal workers to justify their positions has led to a reprieve

Trump claimed Monday that any agencies saying not to respond to the email were doing it "in a friendly manner."

The U.S. Transportation Department told workers they should respond to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the past week by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said federal employees will get a second chance to respond to an email asking for a recap of their last week’s accomplishments — or else face termination. “Subject to

The email request was utterly trivial, as the standard for passing the test was to type some words and press send!” Musk wrote on X. “Yet so many failed even that inane test, urged on in some cases by their managers.

Agencies issue conflicting guidance on whether to comply with the request.