Elon Musk, the high-profile billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X, has issued a stark ultimatum to United States federal employees under his oversight to respond to an email justifying their work completed this week or face resignation.
The directive comes as part of Musk’s aggressive push to streamline government operations and reduce spending in his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
The move also comes on the heels of Trump’s decision to fire America’s top general and a series of other senior military figures, signaling a broader push to reshape federal leadership and slash government spending.