The federal employee changes have impacted the IRS too – From TheTaxBook:
As of March 2025, TIGTA found that more than 11,000 IRS employees (out of 103,000 total IRS workforce) were either approved for the DRP or received termination notices during their probationary employment period. These departures represent 11 percent of the IRS’s total workforce and impact certain business units more than others.
Additionally, the separations disproportionately impacted employees in certain positions (e.g., job series). For example, approximately 31 percent of revenue agents separated, while 5 percent of Information Technology management separated. Revenue agents conduct examinations (audits) by reviewing financial records of individual and businesses to verify what is reported. They can work in several IRS business units examining different types of taxpayers.
Additional details available in the full TIGTA report.
