“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 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees were told, according to a note obtained by the Washington Post.

Reuters was the first to report the administration is ending the "5 things" emails. Ex-DOGE chief Elon Musk infamously said failure to respond to the email would be considered a resignation. He left the Trump administration in May.

The Trump administration will conclude a government-wide program started by Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize five workplace achievements from the prior week, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

The comments come as the Trump admin debates how far it can go to exert control over cities struggling with crime and political infighting.