Some US agencies tell workers not to reply to Musk's 'What did you do last week' email: Report

Trump backs Musk's demanding email to federal workers

US President Donald Trump has praised an email sent by Elon Musk over the weekend telling all federal workers to report what they achieved the previous week.

Agencies take cautious approaches to OPM email asking for list of accomplishments

Government agencies responded with caution to the Office of Personnel Management’s request that federal workers provide five bullet points about what they accomplished last week by the end of the day Monday. The Securities and Exchange Commission gave workers a template to follow; the General Services Administration and Department of Commerce told employees not to send classified information, links or attachments; and the Department of Defense t…

The Trump administration has told federal agency leaders that they can ignore Elon Musk’s public decree saying goodbye to employees not to send detailed summaries of their work, according to The Washington Post. This was considered “a break with the billionaire who has wielded significant power to cut the federal workforce from 2.3 million people.”

Agency responses vary on email telling employees to list accomplishments

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Some federal agencies have told employees to respond to a new mass email that asked government workers to detail their recent accomplishments, while others have instructed staff not to reply.  The email was sent by the Office of Personnel Management and has been promoted by Elon Musk, who has been leading the Department of Government Efficiency.  The Drug Enforcement Administration has told employees to re…

Advocates tell federal workers not to respond to DOGE email

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Advocates for federal workers across the country are urging federal workers not to respond to an email that was sent out over the weekend from the Office of Personnel Management asking for employees to reply with five accomplishments from last week, with the subject line: “What did you do last week?” “There’s nothing in this memo that says if you don’t comply, you will be considered to resign. Those are words that have bee…

'Got your back': Defiance hits Musk as only 1 official tells staff to respond to email

Some federal officials are reminding their employees that Elon Musk is not their boss and they don't have to answer to him, according to new reporting in Mother Jones.The directive from several department heads came after Musk and the Office of Personnel Management sent an email to an unknown number...