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🏛️ Civil ServiceNYT PoliticsTuesday, September 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC3d ago

Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort

Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE EffortPhoto: NYT Politics

As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent

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