The offer’s deadline closed Wednesday after a federal judge ruled to end a temporary pause to the program ordered last week.

The White House is backing off from Elon Musk’s emailed mandate over the weekend that federal workers detail five accomplishments last week or be fired before the end of Monday, POLITICO reported. Politico quoted an official in the administration as saying Monday morning that workers should heed to what their agencies tell them on how to respond

Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.

U.S. government workers who have been buffeted by President Donald Trump's chaotic return to power face more uncertainty on Monday, when many of them will be required to justify their jobs to Elon Musk,