HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes amid days of confusion after emails from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Elon Musk.
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Many federal employees ordered to submit recent accomplishments for second Musk email
Government workers have been instructed not to include classified or sensitive information in their responses.
HHS Warns Against Elon Musk Email: May 'Be Read by Malign Foreign Actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned employees on Monday that emailed responses to Elon Musk's demand that federal workers justify their employment may be "read by malign foreign actors.
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HHS makes Elon Musk-directed email demands voluntary, warns of foreign actor threat
Leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is telling employees not to respond to directions from an Elon Musk-guided email, which asks each worker in the federal government to | Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from federal workers over a mass email requiring government employees to list productive tasks from the prior week or risk termination.
Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk's DOGE productivity email may be read by 'malign foreign actors'
HHS warned employees that if they respond to Elon Musk's request to list five things they accomplished last week to assume it would be read by malign foreign actors.
Musk Says Federal Workers Who Didn’t Respond to Email About Job Will Be Given ‘Another Chance’ Before Being Fired
The request for employees to outline their job accomplishments has been met with pushback from departments and agencies.
US health agency now says employees must respond to Elon Musk's DOGE email
US HHS employees, which includes the FDA and CDC, had previously been told that they did not have to respond to DOGE's emails
Musk’s midnight email deadline nears amid confusion: What to know
The deadline given to federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk over the weekend is quickly approaching, but widespread confusion remains as agencies tell workers
‘It’s a Psyop’: Inside Elon Musk’s Empty Ultimatum
Trump’s billionaire enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind.
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Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge
One employee from an agency within HHS who asked to remain anonymous described "chaos ... The medical and public health communities blasted the move, which was led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Eight recent former leaders ...
Musk's demand that fed employees list their accomplishments roils workforce: 'Mass civil disobedience'
The federal workforce is on edge after Elon Musk announced they must provide details on the work they accomplished in the last week or face losing their jobs.
Musk fights back as some Trump aides resist intensifying DOGE push
The White House said federal agencies have discretion over key policy, as records showed Elon Musk’s team pushing for still more enormous changes.