U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said all DOD civilian employees should provide their five accomplishments. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
Hegseth told employees to reply to the email within 48 hours and include their accomplishments and add their supervisors as recipients.
He said in the video that the responses would be collected within the department to satisfy the requirement sent out by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
OPM sent an email last weekend, seeking the same five bullets, though the DOD’s Office of Personnel and Readiness told its civilian workforce to ignore the request.
The Pentagon (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The DOD is taking a different approach to the request this week after working with OPM to get better guidance on what is expected.
"The Department of Defense initially paused this directive ... but now requires all DOD civilian employees to submit five bullets on their previous week's achievements," Hegseth said in his memorandum.
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He told employees Monday's email is something DOD employees should respond to, though responses should not include sensitive or classified information.
Hegseth also said non-compliance may lead to further review.
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