IRS Commissioner Billy Long replaced after less than two months

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Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long is being replaced as IRS Commissioner after less than two months on the job. (Andrew Harnik | Getty Images North America)The Trump administration is replacing IRS Commissioner Billy Long, less than two months after the former Missouri Congressman took over at the agency. The administration did not offer an immediate explanation for the move, which took IRS staffers by surprise. The IRS churned through four acting commissioners in the early months of the Trump administration before Long was confirmed to the post in mid-June. Long, who served six terms in the House of Representatives, is an auctioneer with little experience in tax administration.