Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Democrats say the Vacancies Act clock ran out March 6 with no nominee, leaving the IRS without a Senate-confirmed leader as complex filers wait on guidance and service.
A newly created position puts one person atop both the IRS and Social Security Administration heading into the 2026 filing season, alongside a leadership change over IRS enforcement.
More than 25,000 employees left through incentive programs and 7,315 probationary workers were fired, leaving complex filers facing slower answers and a less predictable audit pipeline.
Long's exit on August 8 makes him the shortest-serving confirmed IRS commissioner and leaves Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent running an agency that has lost about a quarter of its staff.
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