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Defense Department civilian employees volition nary longer request to taxable a play bulleted database of what they accomplished, which the Department of Government Efficiency had demanded of national employees starting successful February.
In an email to the Pentagon's civilian workforce, Jay Hurst, who is performing the duties of undersecretary of defence for unit and readiness, said the "five slug exercise" volition nary longer beryllium required and that employees should alternatively taxable astatine slightest 1 thought by Wednesday to assistance amended ratio oregon basal retired discarded astatine the Defense Department.
Other agencies person besides begun to extremity the play reports, including the National Institutes of Health past month.
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Defense Department civilian employees volition nary longer request to taxable a play bulleted database of what they accomplished. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Workers had been required to taxable play reports justifying their employment by listing 5 things they did the erstwhile week, arsenic portion of efforts by billionaire Elon Musk and DOGE — which had been led by Musk — to destruct discarded successful the national government.
Musk, who precocious announced helium is stepping backmost from DOGE and focusing much connected his companies, Tesla, SpaceX and the societal media level X, said connected Feb. 22 that national employees would beryllium required to commencement sending play reports of what they accomplished to the Office of Personnel Management arsenic good arsenic their managers.
"Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, each national employees volition soon person an email requesting to recognize what they got done past week," Musk wrote connected X astatine the time.
Workers had been required to taxable play reports justifying their employment by listing 5 things they did the erstwhile week. (AP/Evan Vucci)
"Failure to respond volition beryllium taken arsenic a resignation," helium emphasized.
Some agencies, including the Defense Department, the State Department and the FBI, initially told employees to clasp disconnected connected submitting the reports.
Days later, the Office of Personnel Management told quality resources officers crossed the authorities that the emailed reports were voluntary, according to The Washington Post.
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Other agencies person besides begun to extremity the play reports. (Reuters)
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Officials astatine the bureau besides said they did not program to bash thing with the emails they received.
But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a memorandum connected Feb. 28 instructing each Pentagon civilian employees to taxable the play emails requested by DOGE.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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