DOGE spent $6.7 billion paying federal workers not to work

GAO estimates federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave in 2025, including about $6.7 billion tied to DOGE's deferred resignation program. Good work, Elon. DOGE's celebrated plan to shrink the US government involved telling federal employees to stop working immediately, and they could keep collecting their salaries for months before resigning. — Read the rest The post DOGE spent $6.7 billion paying federal workers not to work appeared first on Boing Boing.