Defense Department civilian employees were told in an email Friday that they no longer have to submit the weekly "five things" bulleted reports that were required by former Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term.
In the email to to the defense civilian workforce about the end of the "five bullet exercise," Jay Hurst, who is performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, asked each employee by Wednesday to submit at least one idea to help improve the Defense Department’s efficiency or root out waste instead.
Workers had been required to submit weekly reports justifying their employment by listing five things they did during the previous week.
Other government agencies have also phased out the bullet points.
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