Rajiv Uppal, the chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has submitted his resignation. Uppal’s resignation from the agency becomes effective April 28th. REPORT: IRS chief, Rajiv Uppal announces his resignation. pic.twitter.com/zGLMswIf9v — Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) April 15, 2025 Reuters reports: CIO Rajiv Uppal, whose job was to oversee the development and improvement of the IRS’ computer and IT systems, said his resignation would be effective late this month. The move came as President Donald Trump’s administration and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are seeking to cut thousands of IRS staff. “After careful thought, I’ve decided to depart the IRS effective April 28, 2025,” Uppal wrote to staff. “I do understand this is a time of transition for many, and I want to thank you for your steady commitment through it all.” IRS Chief Information Officer Rajiv Uppal will depart the agency after two years and take the deferred resignation offer, according to an email seen by Bloomberg Tax. https://t.co/FZd4ZvF4Qd — Bloomberg Tax (@tax) April 14, 2025 IRS Chief Information Officer Rajiv Uppal has opted to take the latest deferred resignation offer and is set to depart the agency at the end of the month. More from @benmvaldez: https://t.co/jsz6hKFRv2 pic.twitter.com/3x2768tz0N — Tax Notes (@TaxNotes) April 15, 2025 Per FedScoop: A Treasury Department spokesperson said in a statement to FedScoop that “Secretary [Scott] Bessent is committed to ensuring that efficiency is realized while providing that collections, privacy, and customer service the American people deserve. Staff restructuring is crucial to this effort. The long-time career CTO will become the IRS’s new CIO, who is a highly skilled engineer and will help drive technical decisions to serve American taxpayers.” Uppal started as the IRS’s CIO in January 2024 after previously leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Information Technology and serving as a digital services expert in the U.S. Digital Service during the first two years of Trump’s first term. The IRS has faced near-constant turmoil since Trump took office again. In February, the agency laid off roughly 7,000 probationary workers, and is reportedly considering cuts that would trim its 90,000-person staff in half. In late March, 50 IT executives were placed on administrative leave. Elon Musk’s DOGE also eliminated the IRS’s Transformation and Strategy Office, according to a former agency IT executive. Treasury officials have made the case that the IRS workforce reductions are centered on “non-technical” staffers in leadership roles. The CIO position across federal agencies has also seen drastic upheaval following the change in administrations. The Energy Department, the Small Business Administration, and the Social Security Administration are all on to their second Trump-era CIOs. The Treasury Department also recently elevated its deputy CIO to the acting CIO role.