The IRS is undergoing a major upheaval as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency rapidly expands its influence within the agency, with leadership changes and looming staff reductions in the months leading up to the individual income tax filing deadline on Tuesday.
A mass exodus of senior IRS officials is underway, with Chief Information Officer Rajiv Uppaul expected to depart the agency after two years, according to an internal email reviewed by the Washington Examiner on Monday.
In recent weeks, acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause announced plans to leave the agency, objecting to a highly contested information-sharing arrangement with the Department of Homeland Security. Her exit is now the third by an IRS chief this year. Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Walters, Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hunter,
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