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BumRushDaShow

(173,003 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 05:00 AM 8 hrs ago

IRS moves to hire 8,000 employees after DOGE cuts, memo reveals

Source: The Independent

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The Internal Revenue Service has received special permission to quickly hire 8,000 employees through September, according to a memo obtained by NOTUS, after more than a quarter of the agency was downsized during Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts last year.

Trump administration officials had initially brushed off concerns that the IRS would struggle to handle the 2026 tax season with significantly fewer employees. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers in April the agency was “still able to maintain current services and implement new initiatives.”

IRS chief Frank Bisignano also told members of the Senate Finance Committee in April that it had been “the most successful filing season in IRS history.” However, according to the February memo, seen by NOTUS, the IRS asked the Treasury Department for special authority to hire 8,000 employees on an expedited basis – indicating the agency knew it needed more support, despite officials' public comments.

The agency was eventually approved for the special project under “direct hire authority,” which allows agencies to circumvent traditional hiring processes when “there is a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need.” The Independent has asked the IRS and Office of Personnel Management for comment.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/irs-moves-to-hire-8-000-employees-after-doge-cuts-memo-reveals/ar-AA25vOIO



Link to NOTUS REPORT - The IRS Cut Staff. Now It’s Rushing to Hire Thousands.
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IRS moves to hire 8,000 employees after DOGE cuts, memo reveals (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP
More unqualified persons?.................. Lovie777 6 hrs ago #1
Unqualified and Trump-loyal. enough 6 hrs ago #2
Yep wolfie001 4 hrs ago #4
fat orange imbecile clown show wolfie001 4 hrs ago #3
They need to hire back the agents to nickle and dime the bottom 20% mdbl 4 hrs ago #5
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! First they audit the living shit out of TACO and Eloon Mush. marble falls 3 hrs ago #6
Thanks for nothing, DOGE RussBLib 3 hrs ago #7
I was sure cost effective Bayard 1 hr ago #9
Frank Bisignano lied??? Shocked, I tell you. Unless you take a look at Fiserve, the company he pillaged Scrivener7 2 hrs ago #8
The Jan 6 tourists start work on Monday. twodogsbarking 20 min ago #10

wolfie001

(8,112 posts)
3. fat orange imbecile clown show
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:37 AM
4 hrs ago

Every day more stupidity, nonsense and hatred. "Thanks" to all the stupid fuckers who voted for this shit.

mdbl

(8,880 posts)
5. They need to hire back the agents to nickle and dime the bottom 20%
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:55 AM
4 hrs ago

Of course, the major fraud, such as Pres Dump and his companies and all his pardons won't be looked at.

marble falls

(73,123 posts)
6. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! First they audit the living shit out of TACO and Eloon Mush.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:34 AM
3 hrs ago

RussBLib

(10,823 posts)
7. Thanks for nothing, DOGE
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:39 AM
3 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:08 AM - Edit history (1)

Shit, who thought it was a great idea to take a frikkin’ meat cleaver to the government? Oh yeah, the Ketamine Kid, the richest spoiled brat in the world.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

Scrivener7

(60,256 posts)
8. Frank Bisignano lied??? Shocked, I tell you. Unless you take a look at Fiserve, the company he pillaged
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:25 AM
2 hrs ago

before he took the IRS job. The Fiserve stock dropped about 75% under the new (honest) CEO who took over from him and had to reveal just what bad shape the company was in.

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