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How staffing cuts in 2025 transformed the federal workforce

Across the federal workforce, the loss of hundreds of thousands of employees has led to workplace disruptions, ripple effects in U.S. communities and more.

Retirement

Exclusive OPM touts digitization efforts, blames outdated tech for retirement delays

Tom Temin Commentary

My wish for 2026: Rationality in the Trump era

Workforce

Social Security, IRS will stay open on extra holidays Trump granted to most federal employees

IT Modernization

IRS moves 1,000 IT employees out of its tech shop, with few signs of what work they’ll do next

Management

OPM seeks to reduce ‘administrative burden’ by tweaking bonus approval process

Big Data

‘Bedrock’ federal data sets are disappearing, as statistical agencies face upheaval

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Workforce

IRS closes out ‘hardship’ requests for telework, citing return-to-office mandate

Congress Tax Cuts

Congress

What can individuals and businesses expect when the tax filing window opens in just a few weeks?

Analyst working with business analytics and data management system on computer to make report with KPI and metrics connected to database

Financial Management

The shutdown may be over, but its ripple effects on lending and tax compliance are just beginning

IRS Report

IT Modernization

IRS tech chief directs staff to take ‘skills assessment’ ahead of IT reorganization

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Government Shutdown

After mixed messages on back pay, IRS says staff will get ‘majority’ by Nov. 19

Federal workforce rally

Workforce

As shutdown ends, agencies tell federal employees to get back to work

American flag flies near the dome of the U.S. Capitol

Commentary

Federal government layoffs send veterans to the unemployment lines, too

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IT Modernization

IRS tells states Direct File ‘will not be available’ in 2026

Government Shutdown Food Bank

Government Shutdown

External financial support options for federal employees starting to run thin

Russia Sanctions

Workforce

Treasury CIO says IRS IT layoffs are ‘painful,' but necessary for reorganization

Social Security Administration office

Government Shutdown

As SSA employees face growing financial struggles, union urges telework flexibilities

union, federal mediation and conciliation service

Workforce

The IRS is losing lawyers, giving companies leverage in court

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Government Shutdown

IRS layoffs that were ‘off the table’ this summer now deepen short-staffing concerns

OMB Director Russell Vought

Government Shutdown

OMB says ‘substantial’ federal employee layoffs have begun

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. More than 50 of the largest U.S. companies paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, even though they reported big pretax profits as a group. That's according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a group that believes the tax system needs to raise more revenue. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Government Shutdown

Exclusive Shutdown-exempt IRS workers risk furloughs for taking too much leave

IRS Progress Report

Government Shutdown

IRS backtracks on back pay guarantee for furloughed employees

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