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DOGE asks federal workers to justify their recent work or resign.

Apparently responding to a President Trump post saying he wanted Elon Musk to be “more aggressive,” the Musk-led organization emailed federal workers — even some placed on leave — demanding “approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week” by Monday at 11:59PM ET, reports Business Insider.

“Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,” Musk posted today, echoing his 2022 opt-in-to-stay-employed email to Twitter workers. Federal employee union AFGE said in a statement it will “challenge any unlawful terminations.”

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