Overview

• Elon Musk launched the weekly accomplishment emails in February under DOGE, warning employees of possible firing after two missed submissions.
• Musk left his role at the Department of Government Efficiency at the end of May, yet agencies including OPM, NOAA and the Social Security Administration still enforce or encourage the practice.
• Employees report uneven compliance and little to no feedback, with some stopping their submissions when they lack assigned tasks.
• Initial resistance came from figures such as FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who instructed staff to ignore the directive.
• White House spokesman Harrison Fields and agency officials defend the ongoing emails as vital for transparency and curbing waste, fraud and abuse.