Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers “intimidation,” and saying that she’s hearing from federal workers who are being “treated with a level of disregard to their service and to their tenure.”

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been flooded with spam after he asked federal workers to send an email listing what they got done in a week. Users posted about their spam emails on the subreddit FedNews—an unofficial platform for federal employees to discuss work.

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.