OPM ends mandated ‘five things’ email started by Musk

Published August 5, 2025 6:02pm ET



The Trump administration has nixed Elon Musk’s “five things” process, in which workers gave the administration bullet points summarizing their actions over the past week.

The move further reduces Musk’s impact on the administration several months after his contentious departure. Once a senior adviser to the president and the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk no longer works for the administration.

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