FBI Director Kash Patel directed bureau staff Saturday to “pause” responding to Elon Musk-backed demands that federal workers justify their jobs or resign – as news broke that Patel would be tapped to be the acting head of a second federal law enforcement agency,

President Donald Trump is expected to name FBI Director Kash Patel as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. A Justice Department official told ABC News that Patel is expected to be sworn in as acting director early next week.

New FBI director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be sworn in early this week as the acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to Justice Department officials familiar with the matter.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,

Leading the ATF is a difficult and full-time job. It will nevertheless be done by an official who already has a difficult and full-time job leading the FBI.

Kash Patel, now acting chief of the ATF and director of the FBI, was sworn into his new ATF role amidst scrutiny. His appointment raises questions about the administration's plans for the agency and concerns over his lack of experience and controversial past statements.