Federal agency asks hundreds of workers fired by DOGE to return

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   Paid leave, back pay, rehiring and lost productivity are documented costs, and they contradict any pure-savings account of the workforce campaign. The $135 billion estimate carries its modeling limits and is useful for scale alone.

   Opening section and GSA response

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis

2. documented

   Paid leave, back pay, rehiring and lost productivity are documented costs, and they contradict any pure-savings account of the workforce campaign. The $135 billion estimate carries its modeling limits and is useful for scale alone.

   GSA statement

   Paying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis

3. reported

   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. reported

   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. reported

   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