• The Pentagon is telling employees to "pause any response" to DOGE's request for a work report.
• Federal employees were told this weekend to list five tasks they achieved last week by Monday night.
• But the Defense Department has instead said it would be the authority to review its employees.

The Pentagon is the first major federal agency to publicly tell employees to hold off on responding to an instruction from the White House DOGE office to list their work accomplishments.

"For now, please pause any response to the OPM email titled 'What did you do last week,'" the Defense Department wrote in a statement to civilian employees that was posted online on Sunday.

"The Department of Defense is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel and it will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures," said the statement, posted on behalf of Darin S. Selnick, the acting defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness.

It added that the Pentagon would handle responses to the email request.

Selnick was referring to an email sent through the Office of Personnel Management, which asked federal employees to respond by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday with five tasks or accomplishments that they achieved over the last week.

"Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments," said the DOGE email, which was sent to employees in federal agencies across the US.

It came just after President Donald Trump publicly wrote on Saturday that he wanted Elon Musk to "get more aggressive" in cutting workers and expenses from the federal bureaucracy.

Musk, who oversees the DOGE team, also announced the email on social media and said that a "failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."

The Defense Department did not respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular business hours.

Staffers at other security-related government departments — including the Department of Homeland Security, National Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — did not respond to BI's requests for comment.

Representatives for the State Department and the FBI declined to comment on the DOGE emails.

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Kelsey Anderson is paying tribute to her grandmother, who died exactly seven years and one day after her mom.

“Rest in peace, Gangsta Granny 2.12.25,” Anderson, 26, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 22. “Seven years and a day after my sweet mom passed, it brings me comfort knowing you’re together again.”

She continued, “Thank you for raising my mom the best you could, for the memories with Papa Jack, and for my curls — I’ll wear them with pride, thinking of you and your free spirit. Love you always. .”

Alongside the message, Anderson shared several throwback pictures of her grandmother and a screenshot of a text message about the significance of the number seven.

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“Kelsey that is so crazy!!! The number 7 I feel like is so significant and I can’t believe it was so close to your mom’s passing,” a text message read, alongside a screenshot of a google search explaining that the number is “often considered a symbol of ‘completeness’ or ‘perfection’ across many cultures.” Anderson replied, “Aweee omg that’s so special.”

Bachelor Nation met Anderson when she vied for the affections of Joey Graziadei on The Bachelor season 28 in 2024. While on a one-on-one date with Graziadei, 29, Anderson opened up about her late mom’s battle with breast cancer. While discussing her personal tragedy, Anderson said her dad had an encouraging message for her before leaving for the ABC reality show.

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“On the way to the airport, I was on the phone with dad, and I was like, ‘What do you think mom would think about all of this?’ He was like, ‘You’re your mother’s child. You’re so brave.’ He was like, ‘That’s something your mom would do.’ He just felt like I was exuding my mom’s energy, I guess,” she said, to which Graziadei replied: “With how you’re describing her energy, 100%.”

Anderson ultimately accepted a proposal from Graziadei in the season finale. Now, as she and the season 33 Dancing With the Stars winner prepare for their upcoming nuptials, Anderson is making sure to pay tribute to her mom during the ceremony.

“I think that maybe I would take, like, a piece of some type of clothing of hers that meant a lot and somehow incorporate it into something in our wedding,” Anderson said on the Friday, February 21, episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast. “I definitely want a piece of my mom in our wedding and I think that I’m a very sentimental person, so there’s a lot of ideas that I have [to incorporate] the people that went with us presently.”

Anderson noted that she and Graziadei are also planning to honor his late grandmother. “She was very, very special to him,” Anderson said. “I’m trying to think of ways that we can still honor them because they were big people in our lives.”

Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe made a splash together while attending the NAACP Awards on Saturday, February 22.

Erivo, who wore HardWear earrings, Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany brooches, a Sixteen Stone ring and a ring in platinum featuring a green tourmaline and diamonds, was nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the hit movie Wicked.

The outing came amid engagement rumors that sparked after Erivo was spotted wearing a giant diamond ring on that finger at the Grammy Awards. (It was later revealed that the ring was not an engagement ring, and the pair have not made any public announcements regarding the future of their relationship.)

Erivo also made headlines after she was photographed sharing a seat with Taylor Swift at this year’s Grammys. The giggling pair used the moment to reenact Erivo and Ariana Grande’s viral “holding space” moment from their whirlwind Wicked press tour.

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Erivo and Waithe have never publicly confirmed their relationship, but it’s believed they’ve been dating since 2020 – before Waithe and ex-wife Alana Mayo filed for divorce 10 months after they got married.

“After careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” the pair’s representative told Us Weekly in January 2021. “We have nothing but support for one another and ask that you respect our privacy during this time.”

Waithe and Mayo wed in San Francisco in secret. “We snuck and did it,” the Master of None alum told The Ellen DeGeneres Show guest host John Legend in November 2019, while showing off her wedding ring. “You know, we didn’t make any announcements.”

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Only weeks before the announcement, Waithe told Us that she and Mayo were working on finding balance in their marriage. “Now it’s like, I think we’re just doing the best we can, trying to figure it out. Nobody has all the answers, you know what I’m saying?”

“It’s just like, OK, I think this is what is needed now, you know what I mean?” she continued. “I think as you get older and you mature, you try and figure things out. But yeah, it’s like one of those life things that you do, and you hope you get it right.”

Erivo will next be seen in the second installment in the Wicked franchise, Wicked: For Good. She will also star in the film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone. The 2018 book by author Tomi Adeyemi debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The movie will also star Thuso Mbedu, Amandla Stenberg, Violet Davis, and more. Erivo will play Admiral Kaea, who is opposed to the maji, citizens who have magical powers.

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• "Suits LA" is Aaron Korsh's spinoff of the original "Suits," which ran for nine seasons.
• It's led by Stephen Amell who plays Ted Black, a former prosecutor turned entertainment lawyer.
• The first episode ends with a twist for Black, who is reckoning with his past.

Warning: Spoilers for "Suits LA" below.

"Suits LA" — the new spinoff of Aaron Korsh's "Suits," which enjoyed a revival after landing on streamers — starts with a twist.

The first episode introduces Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former New York prosecutor who moves to the West Coast to start his own law firm representing some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

"Suits LA" maintains the format of the original show by including flashbacks to subplots that explain the characters' actions in the present day. Mainly, these scenes explain Black's previous role as a prosecutor in New York working on jailing gang members for murder.

This plot device helped develop the backstories of beloved characters like Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), and Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty) in "Suits."

Black's character is developed when he talks to Eddie (Carson A. Egan), his brother, who seemingly lives with him.

Here's the twist in the closing moments of the first episode of Suits: LA" explained.

Ted Black talks to his dead brother in 'Suits LA'

The first episode implies that Black lives with his younger brother Eddie, who is there when he wakes from a nightmare. Other scenes also show that they have a close relationship.

But at the end of the episode, Black visits his estranged, dying father, (Matt Letscher) who is in a coma. Black tearfully blames his father for "letting them kill Eddie" the night before he was convicted for an unknown crime.

This moment reveals that Black has been imagining his dead brother this whole time, which some viewers might have picked up on since he wears the same New York Yankees shirt in every scene.

In the closing moments, Black tells Eddie him he just wants to spend another day with him.

It's a surprising move from "Suits LA," as the original show didn't have such abstract moments. But it's an interesting way of endearing Black, who is ruthless at work, to the audience.

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