Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ’s administration. Thousands of probationary employees have already been fired,

Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.

Elon Musk at the first meeting of President Trump’s Cabinet defended his email demanding all federal workers report their accomplishments to his office, calling it a “pulse check” and saying anyone with a heartbeat and neurons could complete it. Musk said he asked all federal employees to send emails listing their accomplishments in order t…