IRS Layoffs and Hiring Confusion

[Lee B]

According to the Federal News Network after this years layoffs/deferred resignation confusion, the new budget for the coming year

proposes to hire 11,000 new call center employees in order to maintain current levels of phone service

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/06/nearly-25-of-irs-tech-workers-are-gone-forcing-agency-to-reset-and-reassess/

I really wonder, "Are there any adults in charge of this train wreck sliding downhill