Rajiv Uppal, the IRS chief information officer, told staff that he is departing on April 28 in an internal email obtained by Nextgov/FCW.
His is the latest departure in an agency that’s seen rapid turnover at the top levels of leadership since the start of the Trump administration. The IRS has been led by three different chiefs since January, and a slew of other C-suite executives — like the agency's chief privacy officer — have also left the agency.
The IRS has also made headlines for its recent efforts to centralize its data via the administration’s government-slashing Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk.
“I want to thank you for your resilience in the face of change,” Uppal wrote to staff on Monday. Kaschit Pandya, the tax agency’s chief technology officer, will be taking over as the acting CIO, according to that email.
Acting deputy CIOs Darnita Trower and Eric Markow are also leaving the agency, two sources familiar confirmed with Nextgov/FCW.
The IRS has also announced a “strategic re-assessment” of its IT modernization, projects and investments since the start of the Trump administration.
The tax agency has also been laying off employees in the name of the Trump administration’s efficiency agenda following Biden administration efforts to staff up the agency. The IRS leaders leave
