Federal Administrative Leave & DOGE Cost Impact Simulator

Policy Variables NBC News Benchmark

Preloaded Policy Presets

Baseline Leave Spend $9.5B

Reported Trump administration annual federal worker leave expenditure

Target Workforce Reduction 15.0%

Percentage of targeted agency civilian employees placed on buyout/leave

Average Leave Duration 4.5 mo

Months workers remain on paid administrative leave before offboarding

Reassignment & Automation Rate 35.0%

Work absorbed through AI/process automation rather than rehires

Source Grounding: Based on the NBC News report indicating the Trump administration spent an estimated $9.5B in a single year on paid administrative leave while pushing cost-reduction initiatives.

Fiscal Impact Telemetry Real-Time Actuarial Model

Admin Leave Spend After Cuts

5.38

$5.38B annual remaining leave burden

Net Annual Savings

4.12

$4.12B reduced government drag

Equivalent Headcount Impact

185000

Civilian positions downsized / retitled

Fiscal Payback Period

11.2

11.2 months to breakeven from severance

24-Month Expenditure & Savings Trajectory ($ Billions)

Executive Fiscal Impact Summary