The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent agency employees an email warning them that responses to Elon Musk’s request for accomplishments from the past week could be read by malign foreign actors. This came after confusion following an email from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requesting employees to detail their weekly accomplishments, sparked by a Musk tweet. The HHS email advised employees on how to respond if they chose to do so, emphasizing protecting sensitive data and assuming responses would be viewed by foreign actors.
Several agencies, including the FBI and State Department, initially advised their employees not to respond to the OPM email. However, the Department of Transportation instructed their employees to provide a list of their work from the past week. President Trump supported the government-wide email, suggesting it helped identify non-working government employees.
Reports indicate that responses to the email will be evaluated by an artificial intelligence system to determine the necessity of certain jobs. The U.S. has long faced challenges in protecting its systems from nation-state hackers, with China and Russia linked to various breaches in recent years. The email from HHS was likely aimed at safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring the security of government systems from potential cyber threats.
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