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DoD ends ‘what you did last week’ email, asks civilians for ideas to cut waste
It can be big or small. It can be focused on a particular program or on larger Department operations — I invite you to be ...
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Pentagon budget for personnel moves could be cut in half by 2030
The Pentagon on Wednesday announced defense officials are developing proposals that cut permanent change of station budgets ...
Defense Department employees received an email asking for ideas on how to 'root out waste'
Defense Department civilians received an all-staff email requesting cost-saving ideas as the administration ends its mandated ...
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Pentagon orders civilian employees to submit money-saving ideas
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to questions about whether the weekly emails had been used to initiate disciplinary ...
Pentagon Shuts Down Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week’ Emails
In a statement, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the end of the weekly emails, which he said, “provided ...
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Elon Musk's 'What You Did Last Week' email mandate ends for Pentagon employees; here's what Department of Defense told employees
The Department of Defense has ended Elon Musk's controversial "what did you do last week" email policy, coinciding with his departure from the Trump administration. Introduced in February 2025 ...
Pentagon ends Elon Musk’s weekly ‘What Did You Do?’ emails as DOGE era winds down
The Pentagon stopped Elon Musk's weekly email policy. It required federal workers to list accomplishments. This directive ...
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Defense Department employees received an email asking for ideas on how to 'root out waste'
The final email, seen by Business Insider, was sent last week by Jules Hurst III, the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Hurst thanked Pentagon staff for "submitting ...
Elon Musk's 'What You Did Last Week' email mandate ends for Pentagon employees; here's what Department of Defense told employees
The Department of Defense has ended Elon Musk's controversial "what did you do last week" email policy, coinciding with his departure from the Trump a ...
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Pentagon orders civilian employees to submit money-saving ideas
Their last email, due Wednesday, must include one idea that will “improve the Department’s efficiency or root out waste,” according to the message from Jules Hurst. It shouldn’t include ...