Federal agency asks hundreds of workers fired by DOGE to return

Claims supported by this source

1. analysisdocumented

   Paid leave, back pay, rehiring, and lost productivity are documented cost mechanisms that contradict a pure-savings account of the workforce campaign; the $135 billion estimate is useful for scale only with its modeling limits attached.

   Opening section and GSA response

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis

2. analysisdocumented

   Paid leave, back pay, rehiring, and lost productivity are documented cost mechanisms that contradict a pure-savings account of the workforce campaign; the $135 billion estimate is useful for scale only with its modeling limits attached.

   GSA statement

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis

3. factreported

   CBS reported the Partnership for Public Service's rough estimate that DOGE-related paid leave, lost productivity, and firing and rehiring would cost about $135 billion in fiscal 2025.

   Opening section and GSA response

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Outcome · Outcome

4. factreported

   GSA said it had made staffing adjustments in the best interest of the taxpayer and that workforce decisions continued to evolve.

   GSA statement

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Administration response · Administration response

5. factreported

   Associated Press reported that GSA asked hundreds of employees to return after months on paid leave, an agency-specific example of reversal and paid nonwork time.

   Opening section and GSA response

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Affected group · Affected group