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Politics · September 16, 2026

US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report

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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. As part of efforts by t

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