Firings across federal government begin after Trump, Musk order sweeping cuts
Layoffs are underway at multiple federal departments, according to union sources and termination notices reviewed by USA TODAY,
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
The Trump administration is intensifying its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.
IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the critical tax-filing season.
US IRS Expected to Fire 6,700 Employees on Thursday in Trump Downsizing Spree
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is expected to fire about 6,700 employees on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, eliminating roughly 7% of the tax-collecting agency's workforce in the midst of the critical tax-filing season.
Trump Administration to Lay Off Thousands of IRS Workers During Tax Season
The IRS will lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press. The layoffs affect probationary employees with roughly one year or less of service at the agency and largely include workers in compliance departments,
Trump and Musk’s DOGE purge sees 6,700 IRS staff fired during tax season
The mass firing of IRS employees will impact those who have been working at the agency for less than a year, and will leave the agency 6,000 short during their busiest season
DOGE to layoff 7,000 IRS employees from today as Trump administration doubles down on federal job slash
Around 7,000 employees of the Internal Revenue Service of the United States are set to lose their jobs starting Thursday. The fresh round of layoffs are set to affect probationary workers who have been in the agency for one year or less.
Trump set to fire 6,000 IRS employees at height of tax season Thursday in latest purge
Donald Trump is slated to fire about 6,000 employees of the IRS on Thursday just as tax season gets into full swing, a layoff that was planned for about a week as part of a sweeping government reducti
IRS set to lay off thousands of workers during tax season, how will this impact tax refunds?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two ...
IRS prepares to lay off thousands of workers
The move that could squeeze resources at the tax-collecting agency during the critical tax-filing season, two people familiar ...