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

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

© Julia Nikhinson for The New York Times

The federal civilian work force has shrunk by about 12 percent since President Trump returned to office.
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