The Trump administration formally ended a program initiated by billionaire and former Trump adviser Elon Musk that required federal employees to submit weekly emails summarizing five workplace achievements. The program, known as the "five things" email, was discontinued as of Tuesday, August 5, 2025, across government agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal human resources agency, oversaw the termination of this initiative. Estimates suggest the program may have cost the government approximately $155 million in lost productivity. Additionally, the administration has directed federal agencies to purge records related to employees' COVID-19 vaccination status, including compliance and exemption requests, marking a rollback of pandemic-era mandates. Separately, the Trump administration is permitting the U.S. National Weather Service to restore many jobs previously cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a cost-cutting body once led by Musk.