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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed civilian employees at the Department of Defense to comply with a recent email directive. Getty Images

Hegseth directs civilian employees to comply with DOGE email directive

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Diane Duenez

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Full Story Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed civilian employees at the Department of Defense to comply with a recent email directive from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In a post on X, on Sunday, March 2, Hegseth instructed each civilian member to provide five bullet points outlining their accomplishments from the previous week. Initially, Pentagon officials advised employees not to respond to the first OPM email sent on Feb. 22. However, Hegseth explained in a Sunday post that the directive would proceed following a “review of Pentagon procedures.” In a short video posted on X, Hegseth informed civilian employees that…

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