Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on employee leave, driven by DOGE-era cuts
The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave for federal workers as it pushed to cut costs by shrinking the government, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday. Agencies’ use of paid administrative leave jumped by 435% from 2023 to 2025, the report found, and salary costs…