Trump admin paid $9.5 billion to federal workers to stay home in 2025: Report
- Trump administration spent $9.5 billion paying federal workers to do absolutely nothing, watchdog report says.
- The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying federal employees who were on administrative leave in 2025, as it moved to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
- About $6.7 billion of the total was associated with the administration’s deferred resignation programme.
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- Trump administration spent $9.5 billion paying federal workers to do absolutely nothing, watchdog report says.
- The Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying federal employees who were on administrative leave in 2025, as it moved to significantly reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
- About $6.7 billion of the total was associated with the administration’s deferred resignation programme.
Sources: Times of India