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Elon Musk, Department of Defense

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 19h

Some US Agencies Tell Workers Not to Reply to Musk's 'What Did You Do Last Week' Email

Multiple U.S. federal agencies told employees not to respond immediately to a demand by President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the last week or be fired, as a chaotic campaign to cull the bureaucracy pushes forward.

The Washington Post on MSN · 22h

Several administration officials tell workers not to reply to Musk email

Leaders at defense and intelligence offices were particularly wary of Musk’s demand over the weekend asking workers to outline what they did last week.

Pete Hegseth, defense and Pentagon

CBS News · 4d

Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to President Trump's priorities.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the funds will be pulled from 'so-called "climate change" and other woke programs.'

The Boston Globe · 21h

Hegseth defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing of the nation’s senior military officer and others at the Pentagon weren’t unusual despite accusations that the administration is injecting politics into the military.

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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.

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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As Defense preps for mass firings, Hegseth says a hiring freeze and more firings are coming

SecDef says a "reevaluation of our probationary workforce" will be followed by a wider dismissal of "redundancies" and ...

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) ...

Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness

Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...

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In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency

As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Chiefs, other military leaders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that President Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because he was “not the right man for the moment.” ...

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As Elon Musk eyes Defense Department, conflicts of interest, accounting issues loom

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk was "welcome" to the Pentagon. How will he approach its deep budget problems ...

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