DOGE’s push to shrink the federal workforce cost the Trump administration $6.7 billion for employees not to work
Elon Musk’s ‘Fork in the Road’ initiative was responsible for most of a 435% increase in administrative leave between 2023 and 2035, a Government Accountability Office report found.
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# Summary The Trump administration spent $6.7 billion on administrative leave for federal employees as part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) workforce reduction initiative, with administrative leave surging 435% between 2023 and 2025 according to a Government Accountability Office report. This substantial federal spending on idle workers could pressure government budget deficits and potentially impact Treasury bond markets, while signaling inefficiency in the administration's cost-cutting agenda that could influence investor sentiment toward government efficiency stocks and defense contractors dependent on federal operations
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