{"id":37060,"date":"2025-03-03T02:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T02:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/hegseth-directs-dod-civilian-workforce-to-comply-with-musks-doge-productivity-email\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T02:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T02:36:42","slug":"hegseth-directs-dod-civilian-workforce-to-comply-with-musks-doge-productivity-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/hegseth-directs-dod-civilian-workforce-to-comply-with-musks-doge-productivity-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth directs DOD civilian workforce to comply with Musk\u2019s DOGE productivity email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)\u2019s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">On Sunday, Hegseth released a video message explaining the shift.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our civilian patriots who dedicate themselves to defending this nation working for the Department of Defense are critical to our national security,\u2019 Hegseth said. \u2018As we work to restore focus on DOD\u2019s core warfighting mission under President Trump\u2019s leadership, we recognize that we cannot accomplish that mission without the strong and important contributions of our civilian workforce.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who\u2019s heading up DOGE, shared Hegseth\u2019s video on X, writing, \u2018Much appreciated @SecDef Hegseth!\u2019 He also included a saluting emoji and an American flag emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hegseth signed a memorandum on Friday to all DOD civilian employees, ahead of an anticipated email expected to be sent from the DOD on Monday requesting the five bullet points of accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth told employees to reply to the email within 48 hours and include their accomplishments and add their supervisors as recipients.<\/p>\n<p>He said in the video that the responses would be collected within the department to satisfy the requirement sent out by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).<\/p>\n<p>OPM sent an email last weekend, seeking the same five bullets, though the DOD\u2019s Office of Personnel and Readiness told its civilian workforce to ignore the request.<\/p>\n<p>The DOD is taking a different approach to the request this week after working with OPM to get better guidance on what is expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Department of Defense initially paused this directive \u2026 but now requires all DOD civilian employees to submit five bullets on their previous week\u2019s achievements,\u2019 Hegseth said in his memorandum.<\/p>\n<p>He told employees Monday\u2019s email is something DOD employees should respond to, though responses should not include sensitive or classified information.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also said non-compliance may lead to further review.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)\u2019s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply. 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