The Internal Revenue Service is expected to begin firing thousand of workers this week as it becomes the latest target of DOGE as the Trump administration moves to shrink the federal workforce.
The agency responsible for collecting taxes will begin cutting 6,000 employees starting on Thursday, the New York Times reported.
The effort is expected to impact mostly recent hires in the IRS as the Trump administration has started to slash mostly probationary workers across a series of agencies who do not enjoy the same job protections as more seasoned colleagues.
It comes in the midst of tax filing season which has sparked concerns about how it could impact Americans dealing with the IRS in the weeks and months to come.
Some Democrats and former IRS officials have warned cutting workers could lead to longer waits for Americans to get information and could potentially impact the wait times for receiving a tax refunds.
According to the messages reviewed by the New York Times, IRS managers started asking employees to report to the office in the coming days and to bring their government-issued equipment with them.
Fire them all, they have gotten to big for their britches just like the atf