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2026-09-18 18:17
The Trump Administration Paid Federal Workers $9.5 Billion To Skip Work
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- CBS NewsLean left
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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GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold cost The US government paid federal workers $9.5bn not to work in 2025 as part of the Trump administration ’s attempts to shrink the federal workforce.
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The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report.
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ReasonLean right
The Trump Administration Paid Federal Workers $9.5 Billion To Skip Work
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Trump admin. paid federal employees nearly $7B not to work
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Federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on salary costs for administrative leave in 2025
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US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
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Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout
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