A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzing payroll data found a 435% increase in federal agencies’ use of administrative leave between 2023 and 2025, amounting to $9.5 billion in paid salaries to off-the-clock employees. The watchdog attributed $6.7 billion of the total to the deferred resignation program implemented under the Department of
Embattled surveillance technology company Flock Safety unveiled a “generous” severance package for voluntary employee departures on Friday, according to a report in Wired. Flock reportedly expects a significant portion of its 1,500-person workforce to express interest in the buyouts, and said it will grant them to a majority of those who are interested. The company’s
The use of ultrathin 2D semiconductor materials promises to shrink transistors down to the nanometer scale. However, to achieve a substantial increase in the number of these transistors that can fit on a chip, it is necessary to reduce the metal contacts that connect them to external circuitry. Until now, it has been unclear how
