DOJ Tells Employees Not to Respond to Musk Job Details Email (1)

The Justice Department’s top administrative official has instructed all employees that they don’t need to respond to the Elon Musk-directed email demanding they describe their job accomplishments, reversing prior guidance.

“Due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the Department’s work, DOJ employees do not need to respond to the email from OPM,” Jolene Ann Lauria wrote to all department leaders Monday in a message reviewed by Bloomberg Law.

The Office of Personnel Management created confusion across the federal government on Feb. 24 after emailing all employees demanding workers send in details of their job tasks by Monday night.

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