U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the federal government have now impacted the FDA, with similar layoffs and budget reductions expected to hit the Pentagon next. Reporting indicates these rushed efforts have uncovered little evidence of fraud].

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

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recen

The federal workforce is on edge after Elon Musk announced they must provide details on the work they accomplished in the last week or face losing their jobs.

Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign.

The US FDA has dismissed around 20 employees, impacting the review of Neuralink’s brain implant trials. The layoffs, part of a broader government spen

A sudden shake-up at the FDA could disrupt Neuralink's brain implant trials, raising new risks for investors betting on Musk's vision.

The president recently touted the idea, which came to a 30-year-old investor in a dream and caught the attention of Elon Musk on X.