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Elon Musk's 'What Did You Do Last Week?' Email Clogs Government Inbox

Source: Bloomberg

Elon Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email Clogs Government Inbox

Jake Bleiberg and Sophie Alexander
Tue, March 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM EDT 3 min read

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full.

Workers submitting their lists — part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to cut the federal budget and downsize the federal workforce — are receiving bounceback emails informing them their messages weren’t delivered.

“The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now. Please try resending your message later, or contact the recipient directly,” states an email seen by Bloomberg News that bounced back from HR@opm.gov.

The Department of Health and Human Services told employees that it’s aware emails to the Office of Personnel Management address are being returned and directed them to send the weekly accomplishments to a different OPM email address instead, according to instructions viewed by Bloomberg News.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-did-last-week-161055385.html

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