Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
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According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
The Government Accountability Office found that DOGE overestimated its savings, among other issues.
Six months after stepping down from leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire Elon Musk suggested in an interview he likely would not repeat his time helming the cost-cutting mission.
Delayed funds include grants for youth homelessness and domestic violence.
Spike in early Social Security claims this year points to growing concerns about the health of the Social Security system, experts say.
President Trump said that Elon Musk "will, always, be with us, helping all the way." Musk's tenure as a "special government employee" is formally ending.
"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful," Elon Musk told CBS News, "but I don't know if it can be both."
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan group finds. Here's why.
Tesla's sales and stock price have taken a hit this year amid blowback over CEO Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration.
A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans.
A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department information.
The lawsuit against the Trump administration says the Education Department's halt of promised aid for schools will force cuts to vital services.
The Tesla CEO acknowledged his DOGE activities are impacting the electric vehicle maker's stock price amid boycotts and protests.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
Nationwide, more than nine million veterans get physical or mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
An East Bay veteran with long-term health issues who depends on his local VA clinic is concerned about how the Trump administration's recent cut will affect both his treatment and his doctors.
Beginning March 31, those who cannot verify their identity over the agency's online service will be required to visit an agency field office in person.
Elon Musk's ties to the Trump administration have provoked protests and violent attacks on Tesla across the U.S.
More than 24,000 federal probationary employees who worked across 18 agencies were fired as part of President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of government.
Over 130 probationary cybersecurity agency workers were told in a mass-firing form letter last month they were "not fit" for employment.
Trump campaign funder and government disrupter Elon Musk has used unprecedented power to quickly eliminate thousands of federal jobs and shutter entire programs and agencies, using tactics that have raised questions about transparency.
Lauren Toms reports on the Bay Area nonprofits fighting to minimize the damage caused by the Trump administration's push to make cuts in National Parks Service staffing.
Veterans held a rally in San Rafael to protest possible cuts by the Trump administration to the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying the cuts would strip them of services they earned by their service to the country. Kara St. Cyr reports.
Taurean Small reports on the looming congressional funding bill vote as President Trump sees criticism over the economic impact of a trade war and a legal setback in the push to fire probationary government workers.
IRS' top lawyer replaced amid DOGE's alleged push to share taxpayer info with other federal agencies.
