15-F-1284_Congressional_Inquiry_on_Paid_Administrative_Leave_11-21-2014.pdf

(ong:rcss of thr '[lnitcb !'i>t.ltrs October 21, 2014 VIA EI .ECTRONJC TMNSMJS.SION Chuck Hagel Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1300 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1300 Dear Secretary Hagel: A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report raises serious concerns about the wie of paid administrative leave among 24 federal agencies from fiscal years 2011 to 2013.9 The report reveals that during this period, agencies spent $31 million on salaries of employees who were placed on a...