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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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  1. Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout CBS News Politics ·
  2. Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO The Hill News ·

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