The Department of Defense (DoD) has now released an official statement and response to last night’s email sent by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), under the direction Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to all federal employees, titled “What did you do last week.” The DoD has instructed all employees to not respond and/or pause any responses to the email, stating “The Department of Defense is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel and it will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures.”

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An email was sent out last night to all federal employees, even those not under the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or Executive Branch, by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), demanding that they reply to the email with “5 bullets of what you accomplished last week” or face forced resignation.

Several agencies and departments, including some within the Department of Defense, have already instructed their employees not to respond to the email, as they are not under DOGE’s purview or the OPM.