Bloomberg Law, IRS Can Fire More Positions at Will With Trump Executive Order:

Trump’s order strips job security from almost 8,000 federal positions. Under Office of Personnel Management regulations, employees moved into a new job classification—known as Schedule Policy/Career—lose many of the procedural protections most federal workers have, including the right to appeal their removal to an independent body.

A slew of job types could be reclassified at the IRS and its legal arm, according to an appendix released by the White House. More are on the list for the Treasury Department. IRS workers who are senior advisors, human resource specialists, and program managers are among those who could be impacted. For the IRS’s chief counsel office, attorney advisors, senior level counselors to the commissioner, counselor to the general counselor, and senior legal advisor for regulatory affairs will be reclassified.

Former IRS officials have warned that a reclassification would harm the agency’s ability to hire new workers and reopen concerns that it would fold to political pressure.

Tax Notes, Several IRS Roles Vulnerable to Termination Under Trump Order

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