https://www.zerohedge.com/political/what-did-you-do-last-week-musk-says-federal-employees-have-until-midnight-monday-explain
"They Are Covering Immense Fraud": Musk Says Surprise Fed Emails Meant To Uncover 'Non-Existent Or Dead People' Collecting Paychecks
by Tyler Durden
Sunday, Feb 23, 2025 - 08:18 AM
Update (1118ET): After panic swept through Washington over Elon Musk's email requiring all federal employees to send an email by Monday at midnight with five bullet points explaining what they got done last week, Musk explained the reasoning behind the last minute demand: "immense fraud."
"The reason this matters is that a significant number of people who are supposed to be working for the government are doing so little work that they are not checking their email at all!" Musk wrote on X. "In some cases, we believe non-existent people or the identities of dead people are being used to collect paychecks. In other words, there is outright fraud."
The reason this matters is that a significant number of people who are supposed to be working for the government are doing so little work that they are not checking their email at all!
In some cases, we believe non-existent people or the identities of dead people are being used… https://t.co/Rj5Xe6vYZB
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
Musk then said that the email is "a very basic pulse check," adding in a subsequent post "They are covering immense fraud."
This email is a very basic pulse check https://t.co/4qEKErwSuE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
Update (2356ET): Panic has predictably ensued over Elon Musk's requirement that all federal employees provide a five bullet point summary of what they accomplished last week, due by midnight on Monday (full details below).
While newly minted FBI Director Kash Patel exempted agency employees from the requirement (with much of the intelligence community reportedly set to get the same pass), there's a lot of upset feds out there.
A DHS employee emails, re Elon's latest: "Not answering that email, due with baby in three days and already having to use sick leave because of the stress… I hope they fire me at this point can't wait to sue them"
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 23, 2025
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) lashed out, posting to X, "This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick." (she said on the heels of a coordinated campaign to brand him 'Co-President Musk')
To which Musk replied, "What did you accomplish this week?"
What did you get done last week?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
Indeed, this takes less than 5 mins https://t.co/N9F53zxfbz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
The Rapid Response team, which posts daily information about the Trump agenda, was happy to oblige.
An incredible week! https://t.co/D3AlfUfdeQ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 23, 2025
Stay tuned for more…
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Update (2308ET): New FBI Director Kash Patel sent an email to all agency employees on Saturday night instructing them to "pause any responses" to Elon Musk's request that all federal employees provide summaries of their accomplishments over the past week or face termination.
moar..