GSA Fires IRS Tech Team Amid Controversy over DOGE’s Efficiency Measures

On March 2nd, COINOTAG News reported that a **spokesperson** from the General Services Administration (**GSA**) announced significant changes within the agency. The Trump administration has disbanded a group of skilled civil servants from the IRS’s free tax-filing project and the modernization of government websites. According to **Thomas Shedd**, Director of the GSA’s Technology Transformation Service, approximately **90 employees** from the 18F digital services team were deemed “non-essential” and had their work equipment confiscated.

In a notable development, **Elon Musk**, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (**DOGE**), made headlines by responding on social media platform “X” to allegations that 18F represented a “far-left government computing office,” affirming that the department had been “deleted.” Furthermore, recent reports from the Washington Post indicate interest from Musk’s team in utilizing personal tax data to investigate potential fraud linked to federal benefit programs, underscoring the evolving landscape of **government technology initiatives**.