U.S. Department of Government Efficiency recommends cutting nearly 20% of IRS staff

Odaily News According to CNN, Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has proposed a significant reduction in the size of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), cutting nearly 20% of its employees by May 15 (a month after US Tax Day). President Trump ordered federal government agencies to submit "massive" layoff plans by Thursday local time. According to a person familiar with the matter, the details of the IRS proposal have been published in an email from the Department of Government Efficiency and will be discussed at a meeting of agency leadership on Thursday morning. The latest round of layoffs will lay off nearly 6,800 employees, in addition to approximately 6,700 probationary employees who have already been fired and 4,700 employees who have accepted the Trump administration's voluntary buyout program. (Jinshi)