# IRS says it needs top performers, even if they don’t all get the performance ratings they deserve

- Source: Government Executive
- Published: 2026-10-26T22:27:47+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/10/irs-top-performers-performance-ratings/416825/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/irs-says-it-needs-top-performers-even-if-they-don-t-all-get-the-perfor-e96cad/

An IRS division that reassigned employees to different parts of the agency to address backlogs is warning staff against “deliberately choosing mediocrity” in their day-to-day work if they get lower performance ratings this year.

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