The Pentagon, in initial work with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has found some $80 million in what it’s deemed wasteful spending, according to the building’s top spokesperson.

The Defense Department revised its guidance on requiring employees to provide feedback on what they accomplished during their work week. The Pentagon’s Office of Personnel and Readiness initially directed workers to ignore an accountability measure the Trump administration launched last month at the recommendation of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth changed course Monday when he told the Pentagon's civilian workforce to respond to an email from the Office of Personnel Management. When the OPM email first came asking federal workers what they accomplished last week,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told civilian employees to comply with a request to provide five bullet points of accomplishments.