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Elon Musk, Department of Defense

Bloomberg on MSN · 2d

Defense Department Tells Employees to Pause Reply to Musk Email

The Department of Defense told its employees to pause responding to emails asking them about their accomplishments last week, as part of a directive by Elon Musk to make the federal workforce more efficient.

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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 it would be the authority to conduct staff reviews.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Defense Dept. publicly tells staff to ignore Elon Musk's 'what did you do last week' email

The email, sent under the subject line, "What did you do last week?" appears to be the latest step in Musk's mission of identifying government waste and slashing the federal workforce under the Trump administration's DOGE.

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Defense Department police officers can’t get proper credentials nearly 2 years after Congress required them

An officer said they’ve run into issues questioning witnesses, registering for trainings and purchasing necessary equipment ...

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What We Know About Pentagon Cuts: Defense Department Announces Thousands Of Layoffs—Starting Next Week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously said he would welcome the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk to the ...

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Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers

The department has more than 945,000 civilian employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said 17 specific missions, such ...

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Nominee for deputy defense secretary won’t say Russia invaded Ukraine or how Pentagon will cut workforce

Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia ...

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Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say

Pentagon agencies were told to submit lists of probationary employees after members of Elon Musk’s DOGE arrived, people ...

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Questions over Oregon politician’s pay lead Defense Department to terminate agency funding

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, a Defense Department unit, issued notice Friday that it was ending funding ...

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Video: Fmr. Defense insider reveals new details on Pentagon, DOGE

A former DOD insider said Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are "sending shockwaves" through ...

federalnewsnetwork.com23h

How tariffs will affect the Defense Department supply chain

"There are opportunities for certain technologies from less than trustworthy sources to make it under the fence," said David Schild.

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Texas-Based Defense Department Employees Face Musk's Ultimatum

Within a minute of the OPM email, a spokesperson for the Department of Defense instructed employees to ignore the instruction ...

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Defense Secretary Hegseth working with DOGE to cut the 'BS'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a video Thursday detailing oncoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...

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