Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59 pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last week.

The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered federal workforce

Key federal agencies are defying Musk's order for weekly employee reports as part of his cost-cutting measures.

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.

Pentagon leadership instructed employees to “pause” any response to Musk’s team, according to an email from Jules Hurst, the deputy undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

DOGE co-lead Elon Musk demanded federal employees comply with a demand within 48 hours earlier this week, or risk being let go.

Several agencies have pushed back against Musk's order that federal employees provide details about what they accomplished last week.

Musk is not a cabinet officer, but no one in the president's circle has wielded more influence in Trump's early weeks.