“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.

While many federal agencies had already phased out compliance with the weekly email, the move, not previously reported, signals the Trump admin. is ending one of Musk's most unpopular initiatives.