Security personnel from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service, watch the vicinity around the Alexandria Federal Court in Alexandria, Va., on day one of Paul Manafort's trial, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Congress

House Dems want details from Federal Protective Service in wake of rising threats

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Hiring/Retention

IRS considers pilot expanding remote work, amid hiring challenges

FILE - This May 4, 2021 file photo shows the outside of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be complicated for everyone, but as the April 18 filing deadline looms, small business owners, contractors, entrepreneurs and others face even more rules and regulations that are ever-changing. The Internal Revenue Service has announced a backlog and warned that more delays are to be expected. The IRS said earlier this month it was hiring 10,000 workers to deal with a backlog of 23 million items triggered by limiting operations during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Hiring/Retention

IRS gets $80B to 'rebuild' its capacity under Senate reconciliation deal

Charles Rettig
Workforce

IRS backlog metrics 'don't translate' into workforce efforts, commissioner says

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Agency Oversight

IRS expects to finish processing 2021 tax return backlog this week

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. Lawmakers are increasingly looking at boosting the IRS to help pay for infrastructure improvements. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Artificial Intelligence

IRS expands AI-powered bots to set up payment plans with taxpayers over the phone

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig
Budget

IRS gets $1B funding increase in draft FY 2023 bill from House appropriators

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Hiring/Retention

IRS seeks to fast-track 4,000 hires to improve taxpayer experience

Charles Rettig
IT Modernization

IRS looks to automate how it processes paper tax returns to tackle its backlog

Lloyd Austin, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Congress

On Capitol Hill, a deepening commitment to keep arms flowing to Ukraine

Michael Regan
Federal Newscast

EPA changing onboarding process due to pandemic's effect on the workplace

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Federal Report

What IRS office reentry plans mean for the rest of the federal workforce

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Workforce

IRS brings teleworking staff back to office in phased reentry starting in May

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2021, file photo shows a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is seen in San Antonio. President Joe Biden has proposed more than $3 trillion worth of revenue increases, primarily through higher taxes for corporations and the country's richest households as well as greater IRS enforcement that would target the wealthy. But key lawmakers voiced doubts this week about the size and possible impacts on the economy as congressional committees weighed the measures and a wide array of business groups sifted through the details to highlight what they oppose. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Workforce

IRS plans to hire staff to tackle backlog faster, but struggles on competitive pay

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Budget

Senate passes $1.5T omnibus spending deal seeking state of the federal workforce updates

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Agency Oversight

IRS plans pivot to Login.gov, lets users create online accounts without facial recognition