“The White House estimates it cost $2 billion to provide back pay to federal employees ‘for services that could not be performed’ during the shutdown, is roughly $2.0 billion,” the Waste Book 2013 says. “Total compensation costs, including benefits, are about 30% larger, in the range of $2.5 billion.”
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/gov-t-waste-back-pay-non-essential-employees-during-shutdown-cost-25
