There's some other issues at the IRS.
> External applications that have been received are far below the IRS targeted goal and there is an overall shortage of individuals with the desired background and experience
> IRS had planned to bring on 3,833 revenue agents in fiscal 2023, but in the first six months officials had recruited just 34. [1]
It seems somewhat remarkable they managed to hire 7,000 additional customer-service representatives. They missed their other recruiting goals by 100x.
[1] https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/03/applications-reven...