Elon Musk's order for U.S. government workers to justify their jobs opened divisions in President Donald Trump's administration, with some agencies telling workers to respond to the chainsaw-wielding billionaire by a Monday night deadline and others telling workers to ignore him.

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 workers who followed Elon Musk’s directive to justify their jobs in an email now have a new concern: AI could be deciding their fate. The information from employees who responded to an email that asked them to list their accomplishments at work last week will first go through an advanced AI system that will determine whether their positions are necessary,

By Valerie Volcovici, Tim Reid and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal workers faced fresh uncertainty on Tuesday about their futures after Elon Musk gave them "another chance" to respond to his ultimatum that they justify their jobs or risk termination,