Harrison Smith

IRS’s Smith: Be pro-digitization, not anti status-quo when driving innovation

Harrison Smith, the director of the Enterprise Digitization Office at the IRS, said the tax agency is preparing for the influx of new funding by identifying…

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GovExec

How industry and government can collaborate more effectively: A conversation with Harrison Smith

The Business of Government Hour

IRS taking big step towards IT modernization

Acquisition

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown, nearly 60 percent of its workforce, to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won't be paid. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

First Look

IRS digitalization office taking ‘bite-sized’ steps to consolidating legacy systems

IT Modernization

Visitors walk past the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Congress is shutting the Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Obituary: Diana Gowen, long-time federal telecom exec

Reporter's Notebook

IRS procurement shop sees RPA as key to handle growing year-end workload with shrinking workforce

Automation

IRS taking ‘fundamental shift’ in how it funds RPA, emerging tech pilots

Automation

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How robotics process automation is opening doors for agency innovation, transformation

Federal Insights

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IRS acquisition leaders busting open lines of communication

Shanna Webbers, the chief procurement officer, and Harrison Smith, the deputy chief procurement officer, are creating stronger partnerships internally…

Reporter's Notebook

IRS procurement office reaching out to industry through transparency, reduced ‘radio silence’

Leadership within the IRS’ procurement office say they are working toward a culture change among their workforce, and earlier intervention with industry.

Contracting

A solution to the growing bid-protest problem