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GAO Report on Trump Administration's DOGE Effort

Updated 2026-09-16 14:40 UTC 1 source Negative

A government watchdog found that the Trump administration paid outgoing federal employees nearly $7 billion to not work, as part of a strategy to encourage their departure. The report details significant financial implications and raises questions about workforce management.

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Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO

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. Federal workers' use of paid leave increased 435 percent under the first two years of the Trump administrat

2026-09-16 14:17 UTC