Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that he has directed the Department of Defense’s (DOD) civilian workforce to respond to an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking them to provide a recap of their accomplishments over the past week.
Hegseth acknowledged that the DOD had initially instructed employees to pause any response to the first OPM email sent on Feb. 22, which asked them to list what they did in the past week in five bullet points.
He said the pause was put in place to review Pentagon procedures and consult with OPM, given the DOD’s work in national security and sensitive matters. The pause has now been lifted following the review’s completion….