Saturday, the Office of Personnel Management emailed federal employees requesting five to-dos they crossed off last week, while DOGE leader Elon Musk said a lack of response by EOD Monday would be taken as resignation. Some agencies recommended compliance, while others instructed workers to hold off, and some flipped back and forth. Monday, Musk wrote on X that non-repliers would be “given another chance,” while President Trump told reporters they would be “sort of semi-fired.”
Recent polls show Americans are strongly divided on DOGE.
Critics say DOGE’s work is sloppy—its Wall of Receipts reports $65B saved but has included duplicate entries, mismatched data, and misplaced decimal points—and potentially illegal. Supporters say DOGE’s work is needed to cut waste, fraud, and abuse and address the government’s growing debt.