US EditionTreasury planning to lay off ‘substantial number’ of employees
- The Department of the Treasury plans to terminate a significant number of employees following President Donald Trump’s executive order for large-scale workforce reductions.
- U.S. District Judge James Bredar ruled that the firings were illegal due to lack of notice and required reinstatement of fired probationary workers.
- Senator Joni Ernst asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the IRS to improve its technology and availability for Employer Identification Number applications.
- Experts believe that making the Employer Identification Number application tool available 24/7 could significantly ease the process of starting a business, according to Karla Dennis and Mark J. Kohler.
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Treasury planning to lay off ‘substantial number’ of employees
Treasury Department officials are planning to lay off a “substantial number” of employees to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to implement DOGE's suggestion to shrink the federal workforce.
Treasury Department Planning to Fire ‘Substantial’ Number of Workers: Official
The Department of the Treasury is working on plans to fire a substantial number of workers, according to an official, who said the terminations are in response to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order to optimize the federal workforce. “These plans will be tailored for each bureau, and in many cases will require separations of substantial numbers of employees through reductions in force (RIFs),” Trevor Norris, a human resources offici…
Senate DOGE Caucus chair wants improved tech from IRS to help those starting a business
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the IRS to improve its technology so that people starting a business can apply for an employer identification number (EIN) all day every day.The senator, who chairs the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, made the request on Tuesday in a letter to the Treasury Secretary that also asked the IRS to "eliminate the duplicative auditing of all taxpaye…
Another major US department eyes 'substantial' layoffs amid DOGE cuts: report
The Trump administration's dismantling of the federal government is coming for yet another federal department.The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to lay off a "substantial number" of workers as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency continues to overhaul the federal government, Bloomb...
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