The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce

FBI Chiefs have told employees to ignore Elon Musk’s ultimatum as thousands of members of staff could be forced to resign within hours. FBI director Kash Patel has told his staff members not to respond to an email sent out by Elon Musk,

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.

The new FBI director instructed personnel not to respond to Musk's demand to justify their job or face dismissal.

Elon Musk is finding himself locked in a power struggle with top Trump administration officials over an out-of-the-blue email blast to federal workers Saturday demanding that they list their

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Several agencies have pushed back against Musk's order that federal employees provide details about what they accomplished last week.