DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says
Reporting cited here
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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.
Partnership estimate and included-cost descriptionPaying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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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.
White House response following the Partnership model descriptionPaying to Fire and Rehire — Audit finding · Cited analysis
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A White House spokesman rejected the Partnership analysis as an illegitimate effort to undermine DOGE's efficiency claims but did not provide a component-by-component alternative estimate in the cited report.
White House response following the Partnership model descriptionPaying to Fire and Rehire — Administration response · Administration response
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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.
Partnership estimate and included-cost descriptionPaying to Fire and Rehire — Outcome · Outcome
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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.
White House response following the Partnership model descriptionPaying to Fire and Rehire — Outcome · Outcome