After Elon Musk demanded that federal workers detail their work accomplishments via email, VA employees who contacted BI strongly opposed the effort.
The emergency voicemail said the "expectation" is VA employees would respond to Musk's demand for an email detailing the work they did last week.
More than 2 million federal workers received an email over the weekend threatening firing if they can't justify their work performance by Monday night.
Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain said Democrats are soliciting "sob stories" from "bloated" federal bureaucrats who lost their jobs: "Give me a break."
The White House said federal agencies have discretion over key policy, as records showed Elon Musk’s team pushing for still more enormous changes.
Sensitive financial and health data belonging to millions of veterans is at risk of being stolen or otherwise compromised, a recently fired federal employee who led cybersecurity efforts for VA.gov told the AP.
A public affairs officer with the Veteran’s Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System confirmed to WSMV4 that a small number of probationary staffers have been dismissed.
Elon Musk's threat to fire federal employees who don't respond to an email asking them to list their accomplishments is falling flat.
More than 1,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs were fired amid the Trump administration's broad layoffs last week.
Americans across the country are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they see as an abuse of power.
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