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  "id": 7865835,
  "title": "Feds paid $9.5 billion in leave costs in 2025 due to DOGE buyout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/feds-paid-9-5-billion-in-leave-costs-in-2025-due-to-doge-buyout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:11:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-deferred-resignation-program-administrative-leave-cost-2025/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}