Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered all civilian Pentagon staff to reply to an Workplace of Personnel Administration (OPM) electronic mail demanding to know what they achieved the week prior.
Hegseth’s directive comes after Pentagon officers beforehand instructed Division of Protection staff not to reply to a Feb. 22 “What did you do last week?” electronic mail, spearheaded by DOGE chief Elon Musk, over obvious considerations that labeled info could be shared.
“Following a review of Pentagon procedures and consultation with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), I am directing each member of the Department’s civilian workforce to provide five bullets on what they accomplished in their specific jobs last week to their immediate supervisors,” learn Hegseth’s newest steering, launched by the Pentagon on Monday.
“All DoD civilians will receive an email outlying the next steps to be taken to comply with this initiative,” the Protection secretary’s message continued. “These reports will be consolidated internally within the Department to comply with the OPM directive.”
A separate memo launched by the Pentagon instructs DoD staff to exclude “classified or sensitive information” of their reply electronic mail.
The memo, dated Feb. 27, additionally notes that “non-compliance may lead to further review.”
Staff on go away or with out entry to electronic mail can have 48 hours to conform after regaining entry, based on the Pentagon.
Hegseth’s directive comes as federal employees have begun to obtain a second model of the Musk-ordered OPM electronic mail that sparked outrage amongst some authorities staff.
Musk has claimed that “failure to respond a second time will result in termination.”
The billionaire DOGE head beforehand threatened that an worker’s nonresponse to the Feb. 22 electronic mail could be taken as a resignation.
The e-mail marketing campaign is a part of Musk’s efforts to slash authorities spending.
“It’s a simple task, really,” Hegseth mentioned in a video posted on social media Sunday, echoing the SpaceX and Tesla founder’s remarks in regards to the controversial electronic mail.
“As Elon said, as the president recognized in our first Cabinet meeting, just a pulse check — ‘Are you there out?’ — to DOD civilians,” the secretary of protection added.
Greater than 1 million federal employees responded to the preliminary DOGE-ordered electronic mail, the White Home mentioned final week.
