The Trump administration has executed one of the most significant workforce reductions in U.S. history, targeting over 200,000 probationary employees across multiple government agencies.
According to data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), as of March 2024, approximately 220,000 federal workers had not yet completed their probationary period.
An additional 288,000 employees had between one and two years of service, making them vulnerable to restructuring efforts.
One of the hardest-hit agencies is the infamous Internal Revenue Service (IRS), long criticized for its heavy-handed tactics against hardworking Americans.
It was first reported that Trump’s administration plans to axe around 9,000 jobs at the IRS, primarily targeting employees still in their probationary period.
However, according to ABC News citing sources familiar with the matter, as many as 15,000 IRS workers have been identified for possible termination as early as next week.
The targeted employees, many of whom were added during the Biden administration’s expansion of the IRS, reportedly hold non-essential roles unrelated to processing tax filings.
ABC News reported:
About 15,000 IRS employees have been identified for possible termination as early as next week as the White House seeks to find cost savings across the government, ABC News has learned.
The employees are on probationary status with limited tenure in their jobs and do not have jobs directly related to processing tax filings, a person familiar with the effort told ABC News.
It’s not clear, however, what impact the firings might have on this year’s tax season as much of the work at the IRS is connected to the agency’s mission of processing and enforcing payments.
A Department of Government Efficiency employee arrived at the IRS’ headquarters on Thursday asking about the agency’s technology and how audits are done.
The IRS did not respond to a request for comment.
While liberal media outlets bemoan the impact on tax season, the reality is that the IRS has been operating with bloated inefficiencies for years. These layoffs are a necessary course correction, ensuring that taxpayer dollars are no longer funneled into a bureaucratic behemoth that has overstepped its bounds time and again
Adding to the sweeping reforms, a Department of Government Efficiency official was spotted at the IRS headquarters on Thursday, reportedly inquiring about the agency’s outdated technology and the mechanics of audit enforcement.
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