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  "path": "/2026/02/19/irs-lost-40-of-its-tech-workers-last-year-and-80-of-tech-leaders-official-says/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T23:43:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Work & the Economy",
    "AI",
    "artificial intellitegence",
    "Donald Trump",
    "federal buyouts",
    "federal workforce",
    "Information technology",
    "Internal Revenue Service",
    "IRS",
    "IT workers",
    "Kaschit Pandya",
    "Sam Corcos",
    "Scott Bessent",
    "tax season"
  ],
  "textContent": "The IRS lost about 40% of its information technology workforce and nearly 80% of its technology leaders last year — deeper losses than have previously been reported — at a time when the agency lost a quarter of its overall workforce.",
  "title": "IRS lost 40% of its tech workers last year and 80% of tech leaders, official says"
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