Federal employees are raising alarms over Elon Musk’s push to reshape the US government, an effort now compounded by a weekend directive for workers to justify their jobs in writing. The mounting pressure has left many in the federal workforce feeling vulnerable.

Federal workers are returning to the office Monday morning with an 11:59 p.m. deadline to respond to an email listing five things they've accomplished in their roles over the last week.

In a sign that not every Trump official is on the same page, leaders at the FBI and State Department instructed employees not to respond.