- The White House DOGE office is continuing its crackdown on federal employees’ productivity.
- On Saturday, federal workers got an email asking them to list what work they accomplished last week.
- Some federal workers told BI they weren’t sure how to respond, given work stoppage orders.
On Saturday, the White House DOGE office sent an email to federal employees asking them to list what work they accomplished in the last week.
The subject of the email, which was reviewed by Business Insider, read, “What did you do last week?”
“Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager,” the email reads. “Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments. Deadline is the Monday at 11:59pmEST.”
The emails followed President Donald Trump’s instruction to Elon Musk to “get more aggressive” in reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy.
One Department of Education employee who was placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration on January 31 told Business Insider that they planned to check in with their supervisor before responding to the email and were uncertain how to reply.
“Everything I normally do is on hold because they are reviewing it so I’m at a total work stoppage,” the Department of Education employee said. “I could go into everything I normally do that they are currently holding up. Another approach would be not to respond.”
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
