Defense Dept. publicly tells staff to ignore Elon Musk's 'what did you do last week' email
The Department of Defense is among several U.S. federal agencies pushing back against the email, which was sent out Saturday.
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Defense Department Burns Elon Musk With Defiant Statement on X Telling Employees to Ignore His Email Demand to Justify Their Jobs
The email Elon Musk directed to be sent to all federal employees is getting pushback from President Donald Trump's appointed agency heads, notably including the Department of Defense, which posted a statement on Musk's own social media platform instructing its employees to ignore the email for now.
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Will Elon Musk's DOGE review the Pentagon budget? Pete Hegseth weighs in
In a recent interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would soon welcome Elon Musk to do a review of the Pentagon's massive budget.
Some Trump Officials Push Back Against Musk’s Ultimatum to Workers
After Setback, Musk Presses Forward With Federal Worker Threats
Musk renews his ‘5 things’ demand with Trump’s apparent support
An emboldened Elon Musk is once again directing federal employees to justify their existence in writing — or face dismissal. Musk made his renewed demand in a social media post Monday after President Donald Trump seemed to contradict other senior administration officials and approve the directive that the billionaire initially sent out to workers over the weekend.

Defence secretary Pete Hegseth fires top military lawyers

Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren't well suited for the jobs
Military lawyers fear firings will enable Hegseth to bend law
The Pentagon chief said he doesn’t want lawyers who are “roadblocks” to decisions he or military commanders make.
'They were not well suited for jobs...': Defence secretary Pete Hegseth fires top military lawyers
DOGE Updates: Mass Confusion at Fed Agencies as Elon Musk Deadline Approaches
Federal tech workers resign in protest of Elon Musk's DOGE
Elon Musk’s DOGE Adventure Leads to Knotty Accounting Question for Tesla
Pete Hegseth accuses Biden, IRS of politically motivated move to rush his tax audit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a picture to X of what appears to be a tax notice showing he owes more than $33,000 in taxes.
Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report
Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according to a memo.
Elon Musk’s plans for 10,000 years from now (and where you fit in)
In his latest column, George Will writes mostly about how progressives can blame only themselves for the overpowered presidency Donald Trump now occupies, but he also slips in a little dig at Elon Musk’s big goals.
Hegseth: Fired military lawyers were potential ‘roadblocks’ to Trump orders, dismisses question about ‘underqualified’ Trump Joint Chiefs pick
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired judge advocates general (JAGs) were potential “roadblocks” to President Trump’s orders. Hegseth also rejected a reporter’s question that suggested President Trump’s pick for the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chair,