WEBVTT 00:00.920 --> 00:02.753 Hey everybody , uh , here at the 00:02.753 --> 00:04.864 Defense Department we've got a lot of 00:04.864 --> 00:06.587 civilian patriots who dedicate 00:06.587 --> 00:08.587 themselves to defending this nation 00:08.587 --> 00:10.809 while working here at the Department of 00:10.809 --> 00:12.920 Defense . And a lot of them , many of 00:12.920 --> 00:15.142 them , most of them are critical to our 00:15.142 --> 00:17.253 national security . And as we work to 00:17.253 --> 00:19.031 restore focus on DOD's core war 00:19.031 --> 00:20.864 fighting mission under President 00:20.864 --> 00:23.031 Trump's leadership , we recognize that 00:23.031 --> 00:24.920 we cannot accomplish that mission 00:24.920 --> 00:26.753 without the strong and important 00:26.753 --> 00:29.087 contributions of our civilian workforce , 00:29.087 --> 00:31.309 but it's a really big workforce as well 00:31.309 --> 00:33.828 which we recognize . Now on February 00:33.828 --> 00:36.868 22nd of this year , OPM sent an email 00:36.868 --> 00:39.090 to all federal civilians asking them to 00:39.090 --> 00:40.757 provide , you remember this , 00:40.757 --> 00:43.269 approximately 5 bullets of what they 00:43.269 --> 00:44.991 did last week describing their 00:44.991 --> 00:47.213 accomplishments . Well , the Department 00:47.213 --> 00:49.047 of Defense employees received uh 00:49.047 --> 00:51.429 direction to at first just initially 00:51.429 --> 00:54.429 pause responding to this request to OPM 00:54.429 --> 00:56.830 just to pause . Now , as we said , 00:57.240 --> 00:58.962 following a review of Pentagon 00:58.962 --> 01:01.369 procedures and consultation with the 01:01.369 --> 01:03.202 Office of Personnel Management , 01:03.319 --> 01:05.720 because we do , we work on topics of 01:05.720 --> 01:07.720 national security of sensitivity of 01:07.720 --> 01:09.553 classification , we needed to be 01:09.553 --> 01:11.387 careful on that front . I am now 01:11.387 --> 01:13.000 directing each member of the 01:13.000 --> 01:15.167 department's civilian workforce , just 01:15.167 --> 01:17.989 civilian , to provide those 5 bullets 01:17.989 --> 01:19.933 on what they accomplished in their 01:19.933 --> 01:22.550 specific jobs last week , uh , to reply 01:22.550 --> 01:25.190 to that email and CC their immediate 01:25.190 --> 01:27.644 supervisor . It's a simple task really 01:27.644 --> 01:29.845 as as uh Elon said , as the president 01:29.845 --> 01:32.178 recognized in our first cabinet meeting , 01:32.178 --> 01:34.345 just a pulse check , are you there out 01:34.345 --> 01:36.805 to DOD civilians now all those DOD 01:36.805 --> 01:38.583 civilians will receive an email 01:38.583 --> 01:40.749 outlining the next steps , we get that 01:40.749 --> 01:42.805 email soon that they need to take in 01:42.805 --> 01:44.972 order to comply with this initiative , 01:44.972 --> 01:46.861 uh , and then the reports will be 01:46.861 --> 01:48.805 consolidated internally within the 01:48.805 --> 01:50.805 department . To comply with the OPM 01:50.805 --> 01:52.749 directive , it's really simple and 01:52.749 --> 01:54.694 straightforward . The directive to 01:54.694 --> 01:56.638 civilian employees will be clear , 01:56.638 --> 01:58.638 reply to the email , CC , uh , your 01:58.638 --> 02:00.779 supervisor , uh , provide without any 02:00.779 --> 02:03.057 uh classified or sensitive information . 02:03.150 --> 02:05.428 Basic topics of what you did last week , 02:05.428 --> 02:07.483 uh , and that we will take that into 02:07.483 --> 02:09.483 consideration as we make sure we're 02:09.483 --> 02:12.309 being uh as focused and as tailored as 02:12.309 --> 02:13.976 possible in looking at how we 02:13.976 --> 02:16.087 streamline our workforce to both meet 02:16.087 --> 02:18.142 the fiscal demands at the moment but 02:18.142 --> 02:19.865 also ensure we have the uh the 02:19.865 --> 02:22.300 strongest , most viable fighting force 02:22.300 --> 02:23.750 in the world . Thanks .