The Department of Defense, along with several other U.S. federal agencies, has advised their employees to ignore an email from the Office of Personnel Management requesting a list of their accomplishments for the past week that was promoted by Elon Musk on social media. The email, sent under the subject line “What did you do last week?” is part of Musk’s campaign to identify government waste and reduce the federal workforce under the Trump administration’s direction. Despite Musk’s warnings of termination for failure to respond, the legality of these demands has been questioned, with many agencies directing their employees to wait for further guidance before responding.
The Defense Department, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, issued a public statement on social media site X, owned by Musk, instructing employees to hold off on responding to the OPM email. Concerns have been raised about Musk’s authority to demand these reports, especially as agencies led by Trump allies have intervened to prevent immediate responses. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, and others have all directed their workers to wait for further guidance.
Musk’s cost-cutting measures under DOGE have been called into question, as he has struggled to provide evidence that the claimed savings of $55 billion were accurate. The largest federal contract eliminated by DOGE was only worth around $8 million, despite Musk’s initial assertion that it saved $8 billion. The ongoing tension between the Trump administration and Musk, as well as the legality of his directives, continue to be points of contention in this evolving situation.
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