President Donald Trump said the Office of Personnel Management emails that were sent to federal workers are “somewhat voluntary” but also said if not answered could lead to firing.

President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent work or risk getting fired, even as OPM said compliance is voluntary.

The new strategy is in part meant to allow supervisors and agency heads to check whether employees’ work fits into the Trump administration’s goals and priorities, according to people familiar with it and records obtained by The Post

The memo asks agency heads to develop plans for reductions in force and reorganization that include plans to promote efficiency through tech modernization.

A judge on Thursday granted a restraining order against the Office of Personnel Management, saying it illegally ordered thousands of job terminations of certain federal employees and must retract its directives and dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to slim down the government quickly and dramatically.

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind its instructions directing federal agencies to dismiss thousands of probationary workers Thursday. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said OPM had no authority to order the mass firings,

A San Francisco judge slammed the Office of Personnel Management over its demand for various department agencies to cut probationary workers.

Since Elon Musk threatened federal workers with firings if they didn't list five work accomplishments, Trump tells them they're "on the bubble" if they don't comply.

The judge said that the Office of Personnel Management had no authority to order government organizations to fire workers.

A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.