Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk defended the work of the Department of Government Efficiency on Wednesday, calling the group he oversees “tech support.”

Musk appeared at the first meeting of President Donald Trump’s cabinet days after an email by the Office of Management Personnel was sent to all federal employees requiring them to list five things they accomplished last week. If they did not reply, it would be considered their “resignation.”

The email, which was widely criticized, was meant as a “pulse check review” but had been “misinterpreted as a performance review” Musk said.

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