US EditionTrump administration formally axes Elon Musk’s ‘five things’ email
- On August 5, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management announced it was ending Elon Musk's program requiring federal employees to submit weekly emails listing five work accomplishments.
- The initiative began in February under Musk's leadership to boost accountability and reduce the federal workforce but caused confusion and pushback from department chiefs.
- OPM director Scott Kupor stated managers remain responsible for knowing their teams' work and have other tools, while the agency will no longer manage or use the weekly email process internally.
- Musk warned that not replying to the email would be considered a voluntary resignation and emphasized that the task was simple, estimating it would take under five minutes to complete.
- The end of the program reflects a shift away from one of Musk's divisive initiatives during his federal role, following his May departure and amid earlier agency resistance to the email requirement.
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Trump administration rolls back Elon Musk’s email telling federal employees to justify their jobs
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Federal employees will no longer have to meet Elon Musk’s demand that they list their weekly accomplishments in an email or risk termination, the Trump administration said Tuesday. “We communicated with agency HR leads that OPM was no longer going to manage the five things process nor utilize it internally,” Office of Personnel Management Scott Kupor said in a statement. “At OPM, we believe that managers …
OPM ends mandated ‘five things’ email started by Musk - Washington Examiner
The Trump administration has nixed Elon Musk’s “five things” process, in which workers gave the administration bullet points summarizing their actions over the past week. The move further reduces Musk’s impact on the administration several months after his contentious departure. Once a senior adviser to the president and the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk no longer works for the administration. The Office of Personnel Mana…
Trump scraps Musk's federal worker weekly achievement program across government agencies
The Trump administration will eliminate Elon Musk's program that required federal employees to email a summary of five workplace achievements from the previous work week. The Office of Personnel Management [OPM] is announcing plans to end the required emails to HR representatives across the federal government on Tuesday, the administration confirmed to FOX Business. "We communicated with agency HR leads that OPM was no longer going to manage the…
OPM officially sunsets ‘five bullets’ emails for federal workers
The Office of Personnel Management has officially halted its efforts to collect five bullet points from federal workers about what they did the previous week, indicating it will instead support agency-based performance management. “We communicated with agency HR leads that OPM was no longer going to manage the five things process nor utilize it internally,” OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a written statement. “At OPM, we believe that managers a…
Exclusive: Trump administration formally axes Elon Musk's 'five things' email
The Trump administration on Tuesday formally axed a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements from the prior week, as first reported
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