Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard instructed intelligence community officers not to respond to Elon Musk’s email requesting information about five things they did last week, citing concerns over the sensitivity and classified nature of intelligence jobs.
Gabbard, a recent ally of President Donald Trump, directed intelligence staffers to do so just hours after hundreds of thousands of federal workers received an ultimatum email from Musk asking them to list five things they accomplished last week or risk losing their jobs.
State Department official Tibor Nagy also asked employees not to respond to Musk’s request, saying the department would issue a response on their behalf.
FBI Director Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist, also asked employees to ignore the email, saying only the department had the authority to review processes.
The unorthodox request from the Office of Personnel Management, which has reportedly been taken over by the Department of Government Efficiency employees, led to confusion in the government as some feared the email was a form of phishing.
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