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2026-09-16 22:02
Trump's Workforce Buyouts Cost Feds $6.7 Billion
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- CBS NewsLean left
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
Read at cbsnews.com → - NBC NewsLean left
The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave as it pushed to cut costs, the Government Accountability Office said.
Read at nbcnews.com → - Washington ExaminerLean right
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
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
Read at washingtonexaminer.com →NBC NewsLean left
Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts
Read at nbcnews.com →The Washington TimesLean right
Trump's federal worker buyouts cost $6.7 billion
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