Federal workers react to mass DOGE email

DOGE's productivity email deadline for federal workers looms, with differing guidance
Federal workers were told to send a list of accomplishments by midnight on Monday or lose their jobs.However, some federal agencies are telling their employees not to respond.President Donald Trump and Elon Musk appear intent on moving forward with the request.
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers “intimidation,” and saying that she’s hearing from federal workers who are being “treated with a level of disregard to their service and to their tenure.”
DOGE Bites No One: Federal Workers Told To Ignore Elon Musk’s Email
Musk’s directive to federal employees to justify their jobs falls flat as the Office of Personnel Management says it's safe to disregard his message.
OPM Walks Back Musk’s Mass Email Threat to Federal Workers
The agency now says responding is voluntary, while Trump said anyone who didn’t reply would be at least “sort of semi-fired.”
8 federal agencies telling workers they don't need to reply to DOGE's productivity email
Some agencies told employees they don't have to respond to OPM and Elon Musk's directive to list their accomplishments.
DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion
Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.
Musk Doubles Down on Mass Email Threat to Federal Workers
After OPM said workers weren’t required to respond, Musk said they’ll get another chance to reply or be fired.
DOGE's 5-bullets email is 'an opportunity,' one federal agency told workers. Read its advice for responding.
The Social Security Administration told employees on Sunday that an OPM email on worker productivity is a chance to highlight "important work."
Some federal workers told to ignore DOGE 'accomplishments' email
Multiple U.S. agencies have told employees not to respond immediately to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the past week or be fired, as a chaotic campaign to cull the federal workforce pushes forward.
Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'
HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it ...
DOGE’s HR email is getting the ‘Bee Movie’ spam treatment
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Musk's DOGE email ripped from private sector playbook, says Harvard expert
DOGE's attempt to trim jobs may be new for the federal workforce, but one expert said the strategy was ripped from the ...
DOGE’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Gets Pushback From Trump-Appointed Officials
The weekend demand that federal employees justify their jobs — or lose them by refusing to reply — increased resistance to ...
The Department of Defense is publicly telling staff to ignore the DOGE team's 'what did you do last week' email requests
The Pentagon told employees to "pause any response" to the email, saying staff reviews were its responsibility.
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House Democrats urge agency heads to refute OPM email, Musk message
The lawmakers said in a letter that agency heads should immediately tell staffers to not respond to OPM’s “ill-conceived ...
Judicial Branch Instructs Employees To Ignore Mass DOGE Email
Multiple staffers across the judiciary, including federal judges, received the DOGE message on Saturday, sources told TPM.
Elon Musk Draws Ire Telling Federal Employees to Justify Their Jobs Over Email or Resign
Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.