New Musk-Inspired Email to Federal Workers Seeks Weekly Reports

US federal workers received a second weekend email demanding that they outline their accomplishments of the previous week — but this time with a message saying that it would be an ongoing occurrence.

The email, with the subject line “What did you do last week? Part II,” is inspired by billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk, who has made similar demands of managers at his companies.

But the emails from the US Office of Personnel Management have prompted widespread anxiety and confusion among the 2.4 million civilian federal workers. Musk has threatened to fire those who don’t respond, but some ...