IRS fires 6,000 employees as Donald Trump, Elon Musk slash US government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired.
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IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees beginning Thursday
“Under an executive order, IRS has been directed to terminate probationary employees who were not deemed as critical to filing season,” one email obtained by Government Executive said.
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