Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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RegionsUnited States
Published4 d ago (Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:47:02 GMT)
RetrievedWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:01:10 GMT via rss
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AuthorEileen Sullivan