As billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to fire staff, cancel contracts, and eliminate office leases across the federal government, retirees, Social Security advocates, and Democratic politicians are fretting about what could happen to the agency that delivers cash benefits to some 73 million Americans each month—one charged with paying out $1.

Musk warned federal employees over the weekend that non-responses to the email would "be taken as a resignation."

The Office of Personnel Management told workers replying to billionaire Elon Musk's questions about their job accomplishments was 'voluntary.'

The Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees wouldn’t be let go for not replying to an email asking what they did last week.