The federal government paid federal workers $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 amid President Trump's push to shrink the ...

The U.S. spent $6.7 billion last year on paid leave for workers departing under a DOGE workforce reduction program, a new government report found.

The US federal workforce has plunged to about 2.7 million employees under the Trump administration — the lowest level in 60 ...

As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. By Eileen Sullivan The Trump administration paid ...

According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has overseen the departure of 50,000 federal employees and trimmed nearly $2 billion in salary payments within its first year, according to data released by a ...

The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than two ...

Shutting down the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is the right thing to do, but the Trump administration's approach allowed a dozen federal employees to collect paychecks for a year.

The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new ...