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On Saturday the employees in the entire federal government received an e -mail of the Office for personnel management (Opm), and call for an answer with “approx. 5 balls of what you achieved last week. “Elon Musk has released the failure to” react as a resignation “. The result? Confusion, chaos and resentments under a federal workforce that feels increasingly under attack.
“So damn stupid,” says an air traffic controller who received the e -mail and was granted anonymity for fear of retribution.
Guide to many agencies seem to have been unprepared. On National Oceanian and atmospheric administration (Noaa), in which the national weather service is located, some managers initially warn against responding to the e -mail if it was a phishing attempt. Another Noaa employee says they have been warned not to register with their work -e email after receipt.
Other employees were put into contradictory guidance by their managers. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology, that is Anticipate deep cuts Some employees were orchestrated by the so -called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
The e -mail even seems to have been sent to federal judges. “We understand that some judges and judicial staff have received an e -mail Hr@opm.gov”Read an email from the director of the director of the Department of Administrative Services for US federal courts. “Please note that this e -mail does not come from the judiciary or the administrative office, and we suggest that no measures are taken.”
At least some military staff also received the e -mail and were asked to wait for leadership by the Ministry of Defense. This holding pattern seems to be the reaction among most agencies in which workers say that they have not yet heard of the leadership when and how they should deal with this latest escalation The ongoing efforts of Musk and Doge to dramatically reduce the federal assistant. At the National Institutes of Health, for example, some workers in an e -mail with the subject line “Please wait for instructions” that “information is in termination” without the when or by whom.
Another consideration for many is not only whether they should answer, but how. While the OPM -E email found that employees should not send classified information, links or attachments, this limits the way in which employees may be able to react to many government agencies.
“National security personnel are informed about OPM’s request, which she takes from the important work of guaranteeing the national security interests,” said a source that was granted anonymity due to the type of work. “These are essential employees who bring us to safety.”
“The Executive Committee is currently checking this request to determine the corresponding guidelines about which information can be shared outside the agency,” says an e -mail of the office of the Currency Competroller, which is within the financial department. “Please wait for additional instructions.”
NBC News reported Saturday even Kash Patel, the newly installed Bundestersburo for Investigations Director and close ally of President Donald Trump has instructed the employees not to respond to the OPM -E email.
