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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.

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

The Department of Defense is among several U.S. federal agencies pushing back against the email, which was sent out Saturday.

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 ...

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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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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Who’s Running the Defense Department?

The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

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Pentagon is next in DOGE layoff sights as probationary hires are tallied

WASHINGTON − The Defense Department has sent lists of its probationary employees to the Trump administration, according to a senior official, as the Pentagon braces for layoffs that have rocked ...

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Hegseth says DOGE welcome at Pentagon as Defense Department reviews military posture globally

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Pentagon did not push same "globalist agendas" as USAID but welcomed DOGE "partnership" ...

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Defense Department firings expected to start soon, officials say

The Trump administration has directed defense agencies to turn over a list of their probationary employees by the end of Tuesday, with the expectation that many could be fired as soon as this week ...