IRS

High angle view of business executives walking through a revolving door

DHS, VA, GSA, OMB hire new federal technology executives

Federal technology executives around government were moving into new jobs, retiring or heading to the private sector over the last few months.

Reporter's Notebook

Agencies need to do more to break down language barriers, DOJ says

Management

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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)

Werfel as IRS commish: What to expect

Tom Temin Commentary

Biden to nominate Danny Werfel as IRS commissioner, overseeing $80B to rebuild agency

People

A 1040 tax form appears on display, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in New York. The IRS is delaying tax refunds for millions of low-income families as the agency steps up efforts to combat identity theft and fraud. Starting in 2017, a federal law requires the tax agency to delay refunds until Feb. 15 for people who claim the earned income tax credit and the additional child tax credit. The IRS says processing times will delay most of the refunds until the end of February. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Boasting a 91% success rate, the IRS rakes in $31 billion from tax cheats

Federal Newscast

It looks like when the phone rings next tax season, someone will be there to answer

Federal Newscast

Commissioner Rettig confident in more progress on IRS backlog by the end of 2022

Federal Newscast

Pushing the document and data management envelope

Federal Insights

House GOP leaders vow to undo $80B to rebuild IRS if party regains majority

Budget

IRS considers pilot expanding remote work, amid hiring challenges

Hiring/Retention

Dangerous jobs: Is yours on the new hit parade?

Federal Report

Are you an introvert or extrovert: Telework tell!

Before the pandemic hit the world, changing everything, teleworking in government was not widespread. And many agencies were scaling it back or eliminating…

Federal Report

Rep. Connolly demands to know if the DHS IG is under investigation

In today’s Federal Newscast, a Virginia congressman demands to know if the Homeland Security Inspector General is under investigation. And the IRS is looking…

Federal Newscast

File - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay back its billions in debt to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable. The Treasury Department said in a notification Tuesday that it does not plan to renew the license to allow Russia to keep paying its debtholders through American banks. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)

Yellen memo calls for IRS modernization to help ID tax evasion schemes perpetrated by top earners

Federal Newscast

Also in today’s Federal Newscast, GAO recommends the military services clear up their tattoo policies.