Food and Ag Agencies Top List of Spending for Employees to Not Work
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Driven by the Trump administration’s staff cuts, the federal government has spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave, a new report finds.

September 16, 2026 – The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the government’s workforce last year led to a sixfold increase in the money federal agencies paid employees not to work, a new report finds. Food and agriculture agencies were some of the top spenders. According to a report released by the watchdog Government Accountability Office […]

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