GAO Report: Federal Government Paid $9.5 Billion to Non-Working Employees in 2025
The federal government spent an estimated $9.5 billion paying civilian employees while they were not actively working last year, driven primarily by buyout programs aimed at downsizing the federal workforce, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The congressional watchdog found that salary costs associated with paid administrative leave skyrocketed sixfold from […]