Chuck Rettig
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In today's Federal Newscast, a new federal interagency strategy from the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, looks to reduce how much food is wasted.
April 10, 2019 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig has urged members of a House Appropriations subcommittee to give the agency the authority to hire short-term cyber and IT talent more quickly and pay them at a rate beyond the pay scale for career employees.
April 09, 2019 -
Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore) said the IRS, faced with more questions and a “more complicated” filing season this year, expects to receive an unprecedented 14.6 million requests for filing extensions before the filing season deadline.
April 08, 2019 -
The IRS processed "several million" tax returns on Monday in the opening hours of the tax filing season, but the effects of a 35-day partial government shutdown that ended Friday still leaves open questions about the agency's readiness.
January 29, 2019 -
The IRS faces a particularly challenging rollout to the 2019 filing season, best summarized in four words: more work, fewer employees.
December 03, 2018 -
The Voice of America has fired or proposed to terminate 15 individuals following investigations that found the individuals had accepted improper payments from a foreign official.
October 05, 2018 -
Faced with budget cuts, a reduced workforce, and aging computer systems, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig has outlined his strategy for leading the agency in an all-hands email to employees.
October 04, 2018 -
As lawmakers and tax policy experts look to revitalize the IRS Oversight Board that's laid dormant for years, one proposal on the table would give the board the power to award bonuses to IRS executives who meet or exceed performance goals.
September 10, 2018 -
Money, human capital and project management all come together in the IRS' modernization travails.
July 05, 2018 -
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
June 29, 2018 -
At a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday, members got their first chance to gauge the priorities of Charles Rettig, President Donald Trump's pick for IRS commissioner.
June 28, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management released the first Quadrennial Federal Workforce Priorities Report.
February 09, 2018 -
President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Charles Rettig to serve as IRS commissioner. after the previous IRS chief stepped down last November.
February 08, 2018