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.

Workers across agencies fear their jobs are on the line as they scramble to respond to a vague Saturday message from Elon Musk’s team.

Billionaire and Republican President Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk had ordered for U.S. government workers to justify their jobs. Musk's order opened divisions in the Trump administration. Some agencies had told workers to respond to the billionaire by a Monday night deadline and others told workers to ignore him.