White House: Federal Agency Heads Will Decide How Workers Should Respond to Mass Email

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that her own response to the email took ‘about a minute-and-a-half’ to think about what she had accomplished in a week.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Feb. 25, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Agency directors in the executive branch will decide how each agency responds to the email asking federal employees what they accomplished in the past week, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“The agency heads will determine the best practices for their employees at their specific agencies,” Leavitt said during a press briefing on Feb. 25.