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2026-09-17 17:02
Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout
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A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on administrative leave costs in 2025, an increase spurred by the DOGE push to cut down the federal workforce. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
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The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave as it pushed to cut costs, the Government Accountability Office said.
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The Trump administration paid nearly $7 billion as part of an effort to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday.
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Trump's Workforce Buyouts Cost Feds $6.7 Billion Newsmax
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CBS NewsLean left
Federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on salary costs for administrative leave in 2025
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Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout
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Trump's Workforce Buyouts Cost Feds $6.7 Billion - Newsmax
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DOGE’s ‘Fork in the road’ buyouts cost government nearly $7 billion: Watchdog
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Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts
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