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Trump Admin Pays to Let Workers Go | Honduras News
The Trump administration spent nearly $9.5 billion in 2025 on paid leave for federal workers—six times more than in 2023—as part of a bold plan to shrink the workforce. Driven by the Deferred Resignation Program, which offered buyouts through September 2025, about $6.7 billion of that sum was tied to the program. Though officials projected 200,000 departures, only around 144,000 actually left. OPM head Scott Kupor touts the move as a $40 billion annual savings with a 400% ROI, but the GAO warns data is murky—unable to cleanly separate this program’s costs from general leave—and urges greater…
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