"One agency immediately stands out: the Internal Revenue Service. In January 2025, the IRS hired 1,313 people. Over the next two months the agency laid off 11,000 workers, or about 11% of its workforce. And it hired zero people in February and March. What happened at the IRS amidst the DOGE-slashing effort that swept through the federal government is an extreme case of how Musk and his wrecking crew gutted agencies. The IRS did not respond to a request for comment."
"Also last January, the federal government hired slightly more than 10,000 people. That didn't decrease much in February, but the composition of hiring changed dramatically. About half the hires in January were from departments scattered across the government. The IRS accounted for one out of every nine hires. That changed in February. About 80% of the new hires were from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security."
FOIA data show hiring and firing at the beginning of the DOGE havoc in 2025. One agency stands out: the Internal Revenue Service hired 1,313 people in January 2025, then laid off 11,000 workers over the next two months—about 11% of its workforce—and hired no one in February or March. The federal government hired slightly more than 10,000 people in January, with half of those hires spread across many departments; the IRS accounted for one in nine hires. In February the composition shifted dramatically: about 80% of new hires came from Defense and Homeland Security. A spreadsheet with names, agencies, and salaries is downloadable. The FOIA request took about a year to process.
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