The request for employees to outline their job accomplishments has been met with pushback from departments and agencies.

The message appears to contradict recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which told agency leaders Monday afternoon that employee response to the initial email was not mandatory and that failure to do so would not be considered a resignation.

Elon Musk said on social media that federal employees will be given another chance to recap their work last week or be fired, contradicting guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.