Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is implementing a burn-and-rebuild strategy the billionaire honed in his business empire.

An Elon Musk ultimatum demanding federal workers report what they accomplished last week or lose their jobs is facing pushback leading up to a midnight deadline to respond.

Employees of the US federal government on Monday faced a deadline imposed by Elon Musk that required them to explain their work achievements in an email or potentially lose their jobs. The demand represents the latest challenge from Musk against government workers as his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) works toward gutting federal staffing and spending.

In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move targeting the federal workforce, employees began receiving emails Saturday afternoon asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.

In a tweet, Elon Musk said “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” An email sent to federal workers gives them until Monday to outline their accomplishments.