Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers justify their work is causing chaos. What to know: Musk ordered all 2.3 million government employees to list their achievements or risk losing their jobs. Some officials,

President Trump tapped conservative commentator Dan Bongino as Deputy FBI Director. Some federal agencies urged staff not to answer Elon Musk’s performance email. Also, Trump fired the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman.

NBC News momentarily handed Elon Musk the presidency — albeit unintentionally — by claiming that he named Dan Bongino as the FBI’s Deputy Director.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, both Trump allies, instructed workers to ignore Musk’s request.

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Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump's cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recent accomplishments or risk losing their jobs.

The federal Office of Personnel Management notified workers they could ignore Elon Musk's latest DOGE directive, a reversal for the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump who sought to remove workers who didn't reply.