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The Trump administration is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service, six people briefed on the matter said, as billionaire Elon Musk’s team begins to target tax collections. The cuts could start as soon as Friday.

washingtonpost.comLayoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collectionsSeveral people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.
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Treasury officials have discussed laying off roughly 9,000 employees still in their probationary period as part of broader dismissals across the government of these recently hired workers, according to the six people who requested anonymity to speak about internal conversations. Read more here:

washingtonpost.comLayoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collectionsSeveral people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.

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sar-dar.bsky.social
@sar-dar.bsky.social

Sadly that’s true but probationary is probationary. This will be a tactic for future reductions. Those folks that took the 8 months severance were probably smart. Job descriptions are going to change as well as department. Look at the discussions about the department of education

Awen Wyrd
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I am not filing. I will cite that I feel there is unsanctioned, unlawful, unconstitutional acts of privacy invasion, and data security breach. I am probably on the, "Female" "Elderly" "Disabled" "Independent" list anyway. If I die suddenly, it was not suicide.