IRS, DOGE

IRS begins layoffs, as DOGE cuts collide with tax season
The IRS started laying off employees on Thursday, just as tax season kicks in to high gear. Why it matters: The terminations, reportedly of 6,000 relatively new workers at the agency, are part of President Trump's broader purge of the federal workforce.
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.
Potential unemployment surge at the IRS as DOGE layoffs loom
As the IRS prepares for potential layoffs of thousands, uncertainty looms around the impact of the DOGE on American taxpayers and refunds.
Trump and DOGE Will Reportedly Lay Off Thousands of IRS Workers – ‘Likely Targeting Tax Collection’
The “Department of Government Efficiency” is set to hobble the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes, The Washington Post reported on Friday. President Donald Trump and his billionaire benefactor Elon Musk are expected to lay off thousands of workers at the IRS as part of DOGE’s ostensible mission to reduce the federal
'Nothing like I've ever seen before': IRS workers laid off amid DOGE cuts
Many IRS workers have been laid off amid nationwide spending cuts from DOGE. National Treasury Employees Union Kansas City Chapter President Shannon Ellis, who represents IRS workers, joins Ali Vitali to share how those impacted are responding.
Ogden couple both terminated from IRS jobs as part of DOGE cuts
Ogden City Mayor Ben Nadolski said his office is preparing to help anyone who lost her job. "These employees are a fabric of our community," Nadolski said. “I have a team in the
IRS starts mass layoffs, with 7,000 expected to lose their jobs
About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—FEMA, IRS, TSA And More
The Trump administration reportedly asked FEMA officials to produce a list of employees that could be targeted for ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after ...
6,000 IRS Employees Fired in Latest Round of Trump Cuts
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, ...
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
A comprehensive look at DOGE's firings and layoffs so far
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump’s ...
Will there be a DOGE stimulus check? What to know about whether Americans will get some cash
The CEO of investment firm Azoria lobbied DOGE figurehead Elon Musk to have the department issue stimulus checks from some of ...
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is considering a memorandum of understanding that would give officials from DOGE ...