US EditionIRS plans major cuts: 75% of employees from civil rights office to be laid off
- The IRS plans to reduce its Office of Civil Rights staff by 80%, according to an email shared with Scripps News.
- The Trump administration aimed to reduce the size of government, including the IRS, which prompted the cuts.
- The office, formerly the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, investigates discrimination complaints from taxpayers.
- A Treasury spokesperson quoted Secretary Bessent, who mentioned ensuring efficiency and providing quality customer service.
- Despite the cuts, the Inflation Reduction Act allocated $80 billion to bolster IRS staffing after years of decline.
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The Washington StandardThe IRS Does Not Need a ‘Civil Rights Office’
So it’s a good thing that 75% of the IRS Office of Civil Rights and Compliance is being cut. Every federal agency has its own ‘civil rights’ or ‘equity’ office these days, usually more than one, that exists to employ radical activists and poison the organization with DEI while being wielded against any kind of …
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