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Galraedia

(5,280 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 09:48 PM Feb 24

HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'

Source: NBC News

The Department of Health and Human Services sent agency employees an email Monday afternoon warning them that any responses to Elon Musk’s request that they share their accomplishments from the past week might “be read by malign foreign actors.”

Four HHS employees shared the email with NBC News.

“On Saturday, you received an email from [the U.S. Office of Personnel Management] entitled ‘What did you do last week,’” the email, which came from HHS.News@HHS.Gov, began. “The directive stated employees were to submit five bullets detailing their accomplishments in the past week. In discussions with OPM Officials yesterday and today OPM has now rescinded that mandatory requirement.”

“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 email continued. “That said, if you choose to respond, here are the guidelines you should follow.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/hhs-warns-responses-elon-musks-email-may-read-malign-foreign-actors-rcna193553

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HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors' (Original Post) Galraedia Feb 24 OP
Elon Musk is a malign foreign actor. Ocelot II Feb 24 #1
Of course. Everything the musk-rat is doing is going directly to non-US actors. erronis Feb 24 #2
It's already being messed with by malign domestic terrorists mdbl Feb 24 #3
I see this as a good sign. RFK Jr had to approve this, and some other agencies with new trump appointees did same. Silent Type Feb 24 #4
Musk misses the irony in his furious statement. Qutzupalotl Feb 25 #5

erronis

(18,787 posts)
2. Of course. Everything the musk-rat is doing is going directly to non-US actors.
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 09:57 PM
Feb 24

Not sure if he (musk-rat) is under control (drugs, etc.) or actually in control. But the level of sharing with actors very hostile to the US population is huge.

Silent Type

(8,905 posts)
4. I see this as a good sign. RFK Jr had to approve this, and some other agencies with new trump appointees did same.
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 11:14 PM
Feb 24

That’s not to say RIFs are going away.

Qutzupalotl

(15,319 posts)
5. Musk misses the irony in his furious statement.
Tue Feb 25, 2025, 01:43 AM
Feb 25

He wrote on Twitter, “Have you ever witnessed such INCOMPETENCE and CONTEMPT for how YOUR TAXES are being spent?”

Why, yes. There is a clown adjacent to the government who is illegally trying to withhold funds that were duly authorized by Congress.

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