I don’t know if there’s publicly available data on this but it’s not just speculation. 

I know people personally who have described the situation to me. 

You think they are getting jobs? Speculation or is there data on this?

I didn't know that was how it worked btw. That's interesting. 

kepford

A lot of feds on administrative leave are taking jobs elsewhere. For the rest of the fiscal year, they’ll be on two payrolls.

econ

U.S. payrolls increased by 147,000 in June, more than expected

Wumbo

A lot of feds on administrative leave are taking jobs elsewhere. For the rest of the fiscal year, they’ll be on two payrolls. 