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Agencies Paid Federal Employees $3.7 Billion Not to Work During Recent Shutdowns

The federal government wasted $4 billion over the last three government shutdowns, according to a new report, including $3.7 billion that went to federal employees who were sent home and prohibited from working but later granted back pay.

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