The department said Monday that replying to Elon Musk’s request is voluntary and there will be no penalties for nonresponse.

Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday morning that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team has been operating at the agency for "a few weeks" and that she welcomed their efforts.

Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday morning that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team has been operating at the agency for "a few weeks" and that she welcomed their efforts.

Rachel Maddow highlights another set of firings of critical federal employees by Elon Musk's staff that doesn't seem to understand the government they're butchering, this time the administration is frantically trying to re-enlist crucial USDA workers focused on birth flu.

Maine farmers say they're caught up in the federal funding freeze. The USDA has paused all grant payments under direction from Elon Musk, DOGE and President Donald Trump. Wolfe's Neck Center in Freeport operates under a reimbursement-style grant with the USDA.

Despite having signed government contracts, farmers who have spent money on projects to conserve soil, water and power have been told they cannot get reimbursed until USDA programs and policies are reviewed by Elon Musk’s DOGE team.

The department said Monday that replying to Elon Musk’s request is voluntary and there will be no penalties for nonresponse.

US federal employees were told not to reply to an email sent by Elon Musk in which he asked them what they got done last week - and threatened to sack those who didn't reply

Elon Musk is vowing yet again to fire any federal workers who don’t respond to an email asking them to list five things they accomplished last week

Federal employees are raising alarms over Elon Musk’s push to reshape the US government, an effort now compounded by a weekend directive for workers to justify their jobs in writing. The mounting pressure has left many in the federal workforce feeling vulnerable.

The president’s company Trump Media Group filed a lawsuit against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in U.S. federal court in Tampa, Florida, Wednesday, accusing him of censoring free speech by restricting the company’s Truth Social platform. Video platform Rumble, popular with the right wing, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies.