Elon Musk sent an email to every federal worker asking them to explain their accomplishments. He got sued instead.

The email Elon Musk directed to be sent to all federal employees is getting pushback from President Donald Trump's appointed agency heads, notably including the Department of Defense, which posted a statement on Musk's own social media platform instructing its employees to ignore the email for now.

Speaking to a small group of handpicked reporters while in Germany, Hegseth didn't answer the question of whether he would put any limits or supervision on Musk and his team.

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according to a memo.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency financial analysts going through the books at the Pentagon to curtail wasteful government spending.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will “welcome Elon” to the Pentagon to “find efficiencies” even as the Trump administration prepares for significant increases in military spending.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the Pentagon to uncover waste, fraud and abuse in the government’s largest discretionary budget.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down concerns over a pending audit by Elon Musk aimed at finding billions of dollars in waste at the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a picture to X of what appears to be a tax notice showing he owes more than $33,000 in taxes.

The moves came after a judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration could proceed with plans to lay off or put on paid leave many agency employees and close down operations overseas, which means forcing employees based abroad to come back to the United States. Some of those employees say they expect to be fired once they return home.