DOGE, Email and Federal Agencies

DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
'What did you do last week?' Read the email DOGE sent to federal workers.
The White House DOGE office on Saturday ordered all federal workers be sent an email asking them to list the tasks they'd completed over the week.
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.
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.
'Maybe I'll just resign': Federal workers react to the mass DOGE email
Federal workers across agencies told Business Insider they were frustrated and upset by the DOGE productivity email sent Saturday.
Email asking federal workers to detail accomplishments stokes confusion and anger
Federal employees were told they have until the end of Monday to detail what they accomplished last week or face firing. Some bosses said to hold on before replying to the email, stoking confusion.
Judicial Branch Instructs Employees To Ignore Mass DOGE Email
The federal court system told staff on Saturday evening to ignore DOGE’s latest message, which demanded that federal employees
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Fired Federal Employees Describe Turmoil in Final Days: 'Massacre'
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Federal Agencies Defy Musk’s DOGE Demands, Urge Staff to Ignore Job Justification Email
Officials, including Trump's appointee to head the FBI, Kash Patel, are challenging the billionaire's authority over the ...
Recording reveals new details on controversial DOGE employee
Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to help overhaul the US government, Edward Coristine, then 17, was the ...
Musk: Federal workers who haven’t returned to office will be placed on leave this week
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk said early Monday that federal workers who haven’t returned to the office will be placed on administrative leave this week. Last month, ...
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.
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Musk to Federal Employees: Email Me 5 Things You Did Last Week or You're Fired
Musk initially said the request was a 'very basic pulse check,' but now says it will root out 'non-existent people or...dead ...
‘Indiscriminate madness’: DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it
The Trump administration and Elon Musk have insisted that they are carefully purging the federal workforce by firing only low ...