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US tax agency fires 6,000 amid federal government downsizing

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68% Informative

IRS director of talent acquisition tells IRS staff that about 6,000 employees will be fired.

The cuts are part of President Donald Trump 's downsizing effort that has targeted bank regulators, forest workers, rocket scientists and other government employees.

Labor unions have sued to try to stop the mass firings, under which tens of thousands of federal workers have been told they no longer have a job.

A federal judge in Washington ruled that the mass layoffs can continue for now.

VR Score

77

Informative language

81

Neutral language

36

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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