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Federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on salary costs for administrative leave in 2025

CBS News · September 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM

A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on administrative leave costs in 2025, an increase spurred by the DOGE push to cut down the federal workforce.

CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.

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