Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan
The short version
- Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO
- Trump administration paid federal workers $6.7B to quit, GAO audit says
From the source reporting: Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO. Trump administration paid federal workers $6.7B to quit, GAO audit says.
Sep 16 15:02 — PublishedSep 16 16:58 — Updated with new source material
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01 Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan - CNN Google News — Trump 02 Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO - thehill.com Google News — Trump 03 Trump administration paid federal workers $6.7B to quit, GAO audit says - Politico Google News — Trump