Why would civil servants use this versus ignoring the request for updates (per the guidance from their leadership)? The solution to these requests is not to enable them.<p><i>In sign of division, some US agencies tell workers to ignore Musk ultimatum</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163051">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163051</a><p><i>Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43148436">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43148436</a><p><i>Top leadership at the State Department has instructed its employees to ignore
@elonmusk
’s productivity inquiry, saying, essentially—we will evaluate our own people. A sign not all Trump officials are on board with Musk’s DOGE email.</i> - <a href="https://x.com/Yamiche/status/1893517922586239358" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/Yamiche/status/1893517922586239358</a> | <a href="https://archive.today/9w4TW" rel="nofollow">https://archive.today/9w4TW</a>