Federal workers who do not return to office will be placed on administrative license, says Musk

Elon Musk, who leads the Government Efficiency Department (Dux), warned federal workers on Monday morning that those who do not return to the office will be placed on administrative license.

“Those who ignored the executive order of President Trump to return to work have now received more than a month of warning.” The musk wrote In X, the platform that also has. “As of this week, those who still do not return to office will be on administrative license.”

Musk’s warning occurs after announcing on Saturday that federal employees must inform their achievements of the last week or face the loss of their work.

Musk said on Saturday that federal employees would receive an email that directed them to list their achievements of the previous week, and the Lege leader later added that day that the task should take less than five minutes to achieve it. Employees have until 11:59 pm on Monday to send the list or lose their job, according to emails about the Musk directive that was sent by the Personnel Management Office.

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Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the National Center for Convention of Gaylord National Resort & Convention on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo AP/José Luis Magana)

Mass confusion continued On the eve of the deadline, since some agencies resisted the order, others encouraged their workers to comply, and others offered a contradictory guide.

Several key agencies of the United States, including the FBI, the State Department, National Security and the Pentagon, which instructed their employees during the weekend that they did not meet.

The Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., instructed its approximately 80,000 employees who fulfilled shortly after the interim general advisor, Sean Keveney, had instructed some not to do so. Later on Sunday night, the agency’s leadership issued new instructions that employees must “stop the activities” related to the application until noon on Monday.

The officials of the State Departments, Defense and National Security were more consistent.

According to reports, the State Department told employees on Saturday that department officials “will respond on the name of the department”, according to a message sent by Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, who serves as Secretary of State for Management.

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He Ministry of Defense (DOD) told him to his civil workforce that he ignored the request of the billionaire, while Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate last week as the new director of the FBI, also told the employees to retire.

While Musk and Dege have been criticized for how they will reduce federal expenditure, President Donald Trump wrote on Saturday in Truth Social that, although Musk is “doing a great job”, it should be “more aggressive.”

“Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see that he becomes more aggressive. Remember, we have a country to save, but ultimately, to do more than ever. Maga!” Trump wrote.

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Musk replied with an enthusiastic “He will do, Mr. President!” Hours after Trump published.

Greg Wehner and Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital, together with Associated Press, contributed to this report.