Lawmakers see waste in DOGE’s ‘stupid’ $7B buyout costs

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

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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