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International Business Times
International Business Times
Marvie Basilan

DOGE Dilemma: Tulsi Gabbard Defies Elon Musk's Job Justification Order On Federal Workers

Elon Musk Tulsi Gabbard DOGE United States IC Patel FBI Donald Trump State Department OPM
US President Donald Trump speaks after Tulsi Gabbard (R) was sworn in as director of national intelligence in the Oval Office, but an Associated Press reporter was barred from attending over the renaming issue of the Gulf of America. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

  • Gabbard reasoned out that intelligence workers shouldn't respond 'given the inherently sensitive and classified nature of our work'
  • Patel was firmer, telling FBI staffers that his office will conduct the necessary reviews within the agency and coordinate responses with the DOGE
  • The State Department's Tibor Nagy said no employee with the agency is obliged to respond outside the agency's chain of command
  • Some Republican lawmakers have been pushing back against the DOGE's aggressive federal workforce cuts in recent weeks

National Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has informed agency employees to ignore an email directly ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk requiring them to justify their accomplishments over the past week.

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