In a call with reporters on Thursday, Werfel explained how the $80 billion earmarked for the IRS in Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will be spent.

Werfel said the IRS has "no plans to increase" its Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit, which is authorized to carry guns and use lethal force, beyond the current level of around 2.6% of the overall IRS workforce.

"That will stay at its current rate," he said.

However, the IRS expects to hire more than 7,000 service reps and 1,500 auditors this year with the new money.

From The Epoch Times:

The plan indicates the agency intends to hire nearly 20,000 new full-time employees during the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, including 8,782 hires in enforcement and 13,883 in taxpayer service.

Assuming no attrition owing to resignation and retirement, that would put the IRS's total workforce by 2024 at roughly 100,000 employees.