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

Federal employees are receiving a second round of emails demanding they account for their recent work. Unlike the first round, these messages are being sent directly by agencies, signaling a more aggressive push by Trump and Musk to scrutinize the federal workforce.

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 ruled that the terminations at agencies including the Department of Defense were probably illegal.

Buyout offer made to federal employees. Trump's administration offered buyouts to nearly all 2.3 million federal employees. The offer came in a surprise email that hit in