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Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 6:20 PM CST, February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.

The Office of Personnel Management told agency leaders Monday that their employees did not have to comply with a Musk-inspired edict for workers to report their recent accomplishments or risk getting fired. But later that evening, OPM sent out another memo suggesting that there could be similar requests going forward — and workers might be sanctioned for noncompliance.

“Agencies should consider whether the expectation for employees to submit activity and/or accomplishment bullets should be integrated into the agency’s Weekly Activity Report,” wrote acting director Charles Ezell. He added that “agencies should consider any appropriate actions regarding employees who fail to respond to activity/accomplishment requests.”

OPM originally sent employees an email over the weekend with the subject line “what did you do last week?” Recipients were asked to respond with “approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished.”...

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1982 bombing suspect arrested after living under assumed name for years: Prosecutors

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Stephen Craig Campbell -- who has been living in New Mexico under an assumed identity, according to the FBI -- is in custody after a dramatic arrest last week.
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Burning Man art plane gets a new life as a Las Vegas party venue

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A decommissioned jumbo jet that Burning Man revelers partied in during the 2017 festival is getting a new life off the Las Vegas Strip
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Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention in foreign aid dispute

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Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in a dispute involving an estimated $2 billion in foreign assistance funds from the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris asked the high court to put on hold an order from a federal district judge that required the Trump administration to pay all invoices and funding requests to the State Department and USAID contractors for work finished before Feb. 13. The judge, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali...
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Grocery store owner who relies on undocumented immigrants faces uncertain future

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Atlanta, Georgia — Inside El Progreso Supermarket in Atlanta, Georgia, the price of a gallon of milk can at times be what brings in or drives customers away.

Luz Hernandez opened her first grocery store in 2014, one of four she owns across the Atlanta metropolitan area. She says high food prices are the No. 1 problem her customers are currently dealing with.

"They used to come in to buy food…with $100," Hernandez said. "Now it's $300."

At El Progreso, essentials like milk and cheese are staples for her mainly Latinos customers. The products...
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Pamela Anderson on missing out on Oscars, ditching makeup and 'innocence' of Baywatch

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In a wide-ranging interview, the former Baywatch actress also explained why she no longer wears makeup.
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Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions

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The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights.
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

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A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled, a panel member said Wednesday.

Federal health officials notified members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the cancelation in an email Wednesday afternoon, said committee member Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The email, Offit said, offered no explanation for the scrapped meeting...
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Immigration law experts, advocates raise concerns about DHS registry

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The Department of Homeland Security announced a compulsory registry for migrants in the country illegally and threatened jail time for those who fail to register.
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Republicans pushing forward on Medicaid changes, despite potential political fallout

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House Republicans signaled they’re going full steam ahead on significant changes to Medicaid, despite pressure from Democrats and even some moderates in their party.
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What to know about cuts at cybersecurity agency

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The White House says federal agencies have until March 13 to present plans for large scale layoffs. Among the targets is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which defends Americans from cyberattacks from U.S. adversaries. Nicole Sganga has more.
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Breaking down the Supreme Court "reverse discrimination" case

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Marlean Ames, a woman who alleges her sexual orientation as a straight person led to discrimination at work. Jessica Levinson explains.
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Congresswoman votes for bill with newborn in arms after proxy vote ban

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Deeper government cuts may include 65% reduction at EPA, Trump says

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Surrounded by his cabinet, President Trump warned far deeper cuts are coming than the ones imposed so far, including potentially a 65% budget cut at the Environmental Protection Agency, which safeguards the nation's air and water. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
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FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines

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The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza vaccines, an adviser on the panel and multiple officials confirm to CBS News, potentially upending the process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.

"We're all left trying to understand what is going on. Why was this meeting canceled? It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's...
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Trump to subject all contracts, grants through rigorous standards with DOGE executive order

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring government payments and travel expenses to be justified and made public where possible.

The requirement is part of Trump’s executive order to implement the cost efficiency initiative for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Using modern technology, the order aims to transform spending by putting all federal grants and contracts through rigorous standards to justify their existence. Trump’s order will have federal agencies acting immediately, reviewing all contracts...
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