Federal employees began receiving a second email on Friday asking them to list bullet points on what they have done over the past week as Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to encourage cutting the workforce.
The email was later Friday night, according to a copy of the email “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II,” which was obtained by the Oka.
The email came from “hr@opm.gov.” This was the same address that repeated the first iteration of the achievement email, causing confusion among workers and pushbacks from Republican lawmakers.
One email shared with Hill said, “Please reply to this email with about. Five bullets explaining what you achieved last week and managers CC.” The message also states that employees should respond “weekly” until 11:59pm on Monday, indicating that emails could be at least half-major as the Trump administration tries to curb government spending.
“Please do not send links, attachments, or classification/sensitive information. If all activities are categorized or sensitive, write “All my activities are sensitive,”” the email reads.
Federal workers received their first email last weekend with similar instructions. This is an exercise that was fired by the Tech Mogul Elon Musk. President Trump's senior adviser added that failure to respond to emails could end up with the end.
Some department heads, including FBI director Kash Patel and directors of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, have told staff not to respond. Others, such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, have told workers to issue replies.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which serves as the federal government's HR office but has little authority over the agency, has tried to clarify the situation after the initial email was sent. Earlier this week, the OPM issued guidance stating that the response was “voluntary” and that the agencies could determine “exclusive personnel from this expectation.”
In early February, workers sued OPM to prevent agencies from using email and computer systems linked to purchases.
Musk assisted in emailing employees to summarise their work at Trump's first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, claiming it was a “pulse check” and that anyone living can do it.
Trump also supported the request, despite some of his agency managers saying workers were not essential to respond.
“I can tell you everything I did last thing – a long period,” Trump said previously. “I have an obligation to do this, and this part of why I was elected.”
NewsNation's Kevin Bohn reported.
