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IRS Reassigns Displaced IT and HR Staff to “One IRS Readiness” Teams
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Core Event
Mid-career IRS employees who were moved from IT and human-resources roles to entry-level taxpayer-service positions are now being reassigned to one of three “ONE IRS Readiness” teams. The National Treasury Employees Union estimates roughly 1,500 staff were placed on 120-day details in February, with many extensions granted in May. The agency has not disclosed how assignments to Teams A, B, or C will be determined.
Background & Context
The reassignments follow a broader “One IRS” efficiency drive championed by IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano, who also oversees the Social Security Administration. Earlier, Bisignano instructed SSA staff to answer calls on its 1-800 line as part of a “One SSA” strategy. The Trump administration’s 2025 deferred-resignation program had placed over 100,000 federal workers on extended paid leave, a sixfold increase from two years earlier.
Data & Statistics
- 1,500 employees placed on taxpayer-service details (union estimate).
- 1,200 IT staff permanently moved out of the tech shop (IRS CIO Kaschit Pandya, March).
- 40 % of the IRS IT workforce and nearly 80 % of its leadership lost in the prior year (Pandya, February).
- Up to 175 new IT hires planned (Pandya, March).
- Detailees were paid two to three times the typical frontline salary, according to employee testimony.
Official Statements & Responses
Joseph Ziegler, the IRS chief of internal consulting, described the reorganization as a “Reporting and Organizational Correction” intended to improve roster management, workload alignment, reporting integrity, and cross-business unit coordination. “These corrections will serve as the basis for improved roster management, workload alignment, reporting integrity, and cross-business unit coordination,” — Joseph Ziegler
Kaschit Pandya said the agency’s hiring plan aims to rebuild the IT workforce after the large-scale departures.
Sam Corcos reiterated that the earlier administrative-leave actions were necessary to address longstanding technical leadership deficiencies.
Verbatim Quotes
- “After being placed on administrative leave 15 months ago, I was not quite sure if I would or wanted to return to federal service. I was recently given an option and after much prayer, I decided to jump back in to continue the journey,” “After being placed on administrative leave 15 months ago, I was not quite sure if I would or wanted to return to federal service. I was recently given an option and after much prayer, I decided to jump back in to continue the journey,” — Adela Gresham, an IRS IT executive
