The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will slash its workforce by at least 25% beginning Friday with layoffs amid efforts to shirk the federal workforce. (Getty Images)
"This action is being taken to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the IRS in accordance with agency priorities and the Workforce Optimization Initiative outlined in a recent Executive Order," the letter states, referring to President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Department of Government Efficiency to get rid of wasteful spending.
The agency said it was approved to offer Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP). Information about those programs will be shared with employees at a later date, the message said.
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IRS data states that it has roughly 90,000 employees in total across the United States. (Ge)
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Those employees have since been reinstated by a court order.
The IRS has roughly 90,000 employees in total across the United States, according to the latest IRS data.
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