“There is no HHS expectation that HHS employees respond to OPM and there is no impact to your employment with the agency if you choose not to respond,” the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees were told, according to a note obtained by the Washington Post.

The program was introduced by the former DOGE head. The Trump administration on Tuesday officially ended a program which required federal employees to summarize five weekly achievements in emails, a White House and Office of Personnel Management official confirmed to POLITICO.

While many federal agencies had already phased out compliance with the weekly email, the move, not previously reported, signals the Trump admin. is ending one of Musk's most unpopular initiatives.