Some government employees are instructed -- again -- to not respond to 5 things email as Musk doubles down
Source: Politico
Some government employees are instructed — again — to not respond to 5 things email as Musk doubles down
Agencies and departments dealing with national security had told employees to not directly respond to Musk’s first request.
By Ali Bianco
03/01/2025 12:14 PM EST
The State Department has again instructed its employees to not respond to Elon Musk’s emails asking them to justify their work, as the tech billionaire and close ally of President Donald Trump redoubles his efforts to remake the federal government.
Employees across the federal government received the second of Musk’s “what did you do last week?” emails — which tells employees to explain in bullet points what they did last week — in inboxes late Friday. Some employees received the email from the Office of Personnel Management, POLITICO previously reported, while others received it directly from within their agency.
The first iteration of the email kicked off a firestorm last weekend, particularly among employees in agencies that handled sensitive or classified work. Several departments told employees to not respond — guidance that the State Department reiterated early Saturday following the second email.
“You may have received another email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking for five points about your work,” an email from State Department official Tibor Nagy sent Saturday morning read. “As a reminder, Department leadership will continue to respond on the behalf of our workforce and employees until otherwise rescinded.”
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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/01/5-things-email-national-security-00002746
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Meanwhile: White House May Boot Federal Workers Who Ignore Musk’s New Email Blast (The Daily Beast)
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