Tens of thousands of national parks and forest employees were terminated last week. The cuts, part of a larger push to cut federal spending, have left federal employees worried about the future of public lands and employment opportunities.

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.

Many federal employees across the country are back at agency offices under President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate

The federal agency that regulates vehicle and traffic safety, which has been investigating Elon Musk's Tesla, has laid off about 4% of its workforce.