Hegseth to Reverse on ‘What You Did Last Week’ Email, Tell Civilian Staff to Comply

The updated guidance would apply to the next Office of Personnel Management email expected to go out Monday, according to a memo obtained by NOTUS.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has drafted guidance for all civilian employees that they will have 48 hours to comply with the next “What You Did Last Week” email expected to go out Monday, according to a memo dated Feb. 27 obtained by NOTUS.

The “updated guidance” would be a reversal from previous policy, which instructed Department of Defense employees to essentially disregard Elon Musk’s call for all federal workers to report roughly five things they accomplished at work in the prior week.

Hegseth’s memorandum, dated Thursday, Feb. 27, had not been issued department-wide as of Friday midday. The memo says the Office of Personnel Management will issue a second request on Monday, March 3 relatd to employee productivity.