White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs
by Nina Lakhani from US news | The Guardian on (#6VPSA)
Trump administration looks to axe half up to half of the tax agency's workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA
Mass layoffs are being planned for two more vital federal US government agencies as the IRS and Veteran Affairs have emerged as the latest targets of the Trump administration's unprecedented purge through billionaire Elon Musk's department of government efficiency" (Doge), new reports suggest.
The IRS is drafting plans to slash its 90,000-strong workforce by up to half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and buyouts, according to the Associated Press. The federal tax collector has offices across the country, with women accounting for 65% of the workforce, while people of color represent 56%.
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