IRS Workers in Collections Take Biggest Hit in Shutdown Firings

IRS employees in exam and collections made up the largest chunk of workers who were fired by the Trump administration in its mass layoffs during the government shutdown.

Almost 40% or 527 of the 1,399 Treasury workers fired Oct. 10 were part of IRS exam and collection duties, which includes enforcement, appeals and litigation work, according to a court filing made by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources at the Treasury Department Trevor Norris. Others laid off at the IRS included 297 in shared service jobs like communications, protection of taxpayer information, and procurement, and 489 workers in ...