As of 2026-09-20, lawmakers scrutinized a government report revealing the Trump administration spent $7 billion paying federal employees not to work through severance buyouts. Critics called the expenditure wasteful and tied to DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) buyout initiatives.
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A new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts is sparking the latest round of scrutiny of President Trump’s DOGE era. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated the administration spent $6.7 billion on administrative leave after Department of Government Efficiency...
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🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 apple.news/ANs6lG0ASS02... A new government report showing that the administration spent $7 billion paying staff not to work as it pushed its buyouts is sparking the latest round of scrutiny of President Trump’s DOGE era.