Ankara: A second wave of emails requiring US federal employees to report their weekly activities began circulating, as part of a government-wide efficiency drive led by billionaire Elon Musk. The emails, obtained by The Hill website, instruct employees to summarize their weekly tasks in five bullet points.
According to Anadolu Agency, the initiative is overseen by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and aims to reduce spending and improve productivity across federal agencies. Employees are instructed not to send links, attachments, or any classified/sensitive information. If all activities are classified or sensitive, employees should simply state, “All of my activities are sensitive.”
Employees must complete the task every Monday by midnight US Eastern Time (0400GMT Tuesday). Musk addressed the mandate in a social media post, noting that President Donald Trump has emphasized the mandate’s importance, making it mandatory for the executive branch. Employees involved in classified or sensitive work are still required to respond if they receive the email, but can indicate that their work is sensitive.
DOGE, established earlier this year, has been tasked with identifying inefficiencies and reducing wasteful spending. However, during the first wave of emails, several agencies, including the Justice Department, FBI, and the Pentagon, instructed employees to ignore Musk’s request. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the government’s human resources department, has since directed agencies to handle the matter internally, leaving decisions to individual departments.