Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds

The Trump administration "wasted" $10bn on paid leave, or paying workers to stay home, as part of the "department of government efficiency's" assault on the federal workforce, a new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) estimates...

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