FBI Director Kash Patel instructed employees to refrain from responding to an email\u2014sent at the direction of tech billionaire Elon Musk\u2014that requested federal workers to list their accomplishments from the previous week,In a memo obtained by NewsNation,<\/p>\n
Patel stated that the bureau would handle future responses to inquiries from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).\u201cFBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information,\u201d Patel wrote in his message, per The Hill,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures.\u201d\u201cWhen and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses,\u201d<\/p>\n
Patel continued. \u201cFor now, please pause any responses.\u201dMusk\u2014who has been spearheading the White House\u2019s efforts to downsize the federal government\u2014announced Saturday afternoon on his social platform X that federal employees would soon receive an email \u201crequesting to understand what they got done last week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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