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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) placed around 50 senior IT staffers on administrative leave Friday, marking the latest wave of job cuts under the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The move, carried out by acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause, comes amid ongoing efforts to shrink the tax agency’s workforce, which has already seen 7,000 probationary employees laid off in February. Sources suggest plans could cut up to half of the IRS’s 90,000-person staff in the coming months.
The affected IT staff, many at the senior executive service level, include cybersecurity, modernization, applications, and data center experts—critical roles as the IRS navigates tax season and modernization efforts.
Despite the cuts, IRS Chief Information Officer Rajiv Uppal and Chief Technology Officer Kaschit Pandya remain in their positions, sources confirmed.
An internal email viewed by FedScoop informed affected employees that their leave was “effective immediately”, but they would continue to receive full pay and benefits during the period.
The IRS has not yet responded to requests for comment on the latest staffing reductions.
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