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After nearly 30 years at the IRS, including three years as head of its criminal investigations division, you learn a thing or two. Don Fort decided to see how life looks from the private sector point of view.
December 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Democrats want to know how the Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to veterans and employees.
November 25, 2020 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said the agency should take a closer look at some of the lessons learned from this year and build those into the work that lays ahead in the next few years.
November 25, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more Pentagon employees are being told to telework because of an uptick in coronavirus infections in the National Capital Region.
November 23, 2020 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that next year’s filing season will open on time either in late January or early February.
November 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
November 05, 2020 -
Federal unions, many good government groups and much of the media have attacked President Trump's proposal to make it easy to fire hundreds --if not thousands--of career feds now protected by civil service rules.
November 05, 2020 -
Despite its reputation for operating old systems, the IRS is also a leader in technology modernization. In conjunction with the nonprofit ATARC, the IRS recently hosted a technology day.
November 02, 2020 -
Agency program offices have found plenty of opportunities to save time and money through artificial intelligence and automation pilots, but unlocking the full potential of those tools requires agencies to improve their data infrastructure.
October 27, 2020 -
The IRS this year has been blessed - or maybe it's cursed - to live in interesting times. Delayed filings, getting millions of checks out under the pandemic stimulus CARES Act, having nearly all of its employees telework.
October 27, 2020 -
A project leader explains why patented methodology developed in house is shelved.
October 21, 2020 -
IRS officials said the strategy to decommission its legacy systems is taking shaping shape in concert with the work of the Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office the agency stood up in July.
October 14, 2020 -
The use of robotics process automation, natural language processing and other emerging technologies are gaining momentum in the federal acquisition community to speed up the entire process.
October 12, 2020 -
The agency for much of this year has balanced conducting an extended tax filing season with sending more than 160 million payments worth $270 billion in pandemic stimulus funding across the country.
October 08, 2020 -
She may not be known to the general public, but this IRS executive helps tax preparers and the tax community generally navigate the system and also maintain professional standards.
October 06, 2020