Former IRS boss warns of lasting impact from DOGE workforce cuts

Fortune · first seen 24.08.2026

Former IRS leadership warns that the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts beginning in February 2025, which slashed over a quarter of the tax agency's workforce, will be felt for years.

DOGE slashed more than a quarter of the IRS 100,000-person workforce starting in February 2025.
Former IRS boss warns the impact will be felt in years to come.

Sources

Fortune — ‘It’s hard to know exactly what the objective of DOGE was’: Former IRS boss warns Elon Musk’s cuts to the tax agency will be felt in years to come

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