IRS IT department has shrunk 42% under Trump (opens in new tab)

Snapshot Report: Status of the IRS’s Workforce as of January 2026 June 9, 2026 Report Number: 2026-IE-R009 – According to IRS records, 31,273 employees separated, took a DRP – Deferred Resignation Program & Early Out Offers or used some other incentive to leave the agency during the one-year period between January 2025 and January 2026. These departures represent approximately 30 percent of the IRS’s workforce and impact certain business units more than others. The IRS began to backfill selec...