The National Institutes of Health told its employees Thursday they are no longer required to submit weekly emails to the government describing their recent job achievements.
The agency informed staff they can disregard any future reminders or instructions from the Office of Personnel Management’s February directive that ordered federal employees to send five bullet points summarizing accomplishments from the previous work week.
“As an operating division of HHS, NIH manages its own performance review process and will notify employees directly if any information related to work duties or performances is needed,” according to an email from the NIH that was obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The OPM order conformed with a demand from President Donald Trump’s adviser, Elon Musk, that all federal employees describe their work or be fired.
The HHS told its employees on Feb. 24 that it’s not mandatory for them to respond to the government-wide email.
The HHS did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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