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I'm doing research on Direct File at the moment, and DOGE people at IRS did not understand that they were firing the best tech talent *because all of those were probationary.*

We still don't have a good number of how many people were purged and under what conditions. Fells like we should know that.
) How many people work at the IRS? A seemingly straightforward question, but the answer is far from obvious. Like other agencies, the IRS saw its staffing slashed this year, via processes so chaotic and disrespectful that thousands of skilled and dedicated employees fled the agency. IRS employees mostly have been pushed out through multiple interlocking strategies: the attempted firing of “probationary employees” (~7,000 employees); deferred resignations, voluntary early retirements and buyouts (~22,000 employees); and finally, attempted layoffs known as Reductions in Force (~1,700 employees, mostly during the shutdown). Another 3,000 employees left the agency this year outside of these pathways.
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM