An internal watchdog found that the IRS failed to follow its own procedures when it laid off more than 7,000 probationary employees earlier this year as part of the Department of Government Efficiency cuts.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report Thursday saying that the 7,315 employees who were let go in February were not given proper notice, and their performance was not taken into account when terminating them, as they were told.
“Internal procedures were not followed when sending the termination notices. Policies and procedures require the IRS to give probationary employees a 30-day notice and consider their performance prior to terminating them,” TIGTA wrote in its 18-page report.
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