A sign for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC. ( Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The IRS’s Lapse Appropriations Contingency Plan outlined operations for the first five business days of the shutdown and said the agency would continue limited operations using Inflation Reduction Act funding.
The furloughs stem from a funding impasse between President Donald Trump and Congress that has forced a government shutdown with no clear resolution.
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A sign outside the National Gallery of Art informs visitors of its closure due to the government shutdown in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
"For frontline employees, the complete lack of planning left them in the dark about their work status until their supervisor informed them today," Greenwald added. "This is not the way our government should treat its dedicated, nonpartisan public servants. We urge the administration and Congress to reach an agreement that reopens government and restores the services that Americans need and deserve."
According to The Associated Press, the IRS told employees they would receive back pay once the shutdown ends. The Trump administration warned Tuesday that back pay for furloughed federal employees is not guaranteed.
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Earlier this year, the IRS began a series of workforce reductions that brought total employment down from about 100,000 at the end of 2024 to roughly 75,000 before the shutdown.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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