GAO Finds Trump Admin Paid $7B to Federal Workers Not to Work
A Government Accountability Office report finds the administration paid nearly $7 billion to outgoing employees while their use of paid leave surged by 435 percent.
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 16 Sept 2026. The Hill News published first, on 16 September at 14:17 UTC; CBS News Politics followed 5h 54m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian US, appeared on 16 September at 22:17 UTC.
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- Donald Trump
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