IRS shutters ‘most operations,’ furloughs employees as shutdown continues
IRS shutters ‘most operations,’ furloughs employees as shutdown continues  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Thu Oct 09 2025
Description: IRS operations were business as usual in the early days of the government shutdown, but with no end in sight for the funding lapse, the agency says it will now have to shutter most of its operations. The agency, however, says that 10s of 1000s of furloughed employees will be paid once the shutdown ends. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has been covering the story and is here with more See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.