IRS
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This year, the IRS committed to improving the taxpayer experience, making it a top priority in its Strategic Operating Plan.
April 11, 2024 -
The Inflation Reduction Act showered billions on the IRS and the agency developed a strategic operating plan for modernizing its information technology.
April 11, 2024 -
Lawmakers plan to cut $10 billion in funds the IRS got in the Inflation Reduction Act, in a spending deal for the rest of fiscal 2024.
March 21, 2024 -
After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states.
March 12, 2024 -
IRS got roughly $20 billion in funding through the Inflation Reduction Act, but congressional Republicans demanded cuts to this spending.
March 12, 2024 -
The IRS is reaching out to high-income individuals who haven’t filed a federal tax return over the past seven years.
February 29, 2024 -
The Treasury Department and the IRS are calling on teleworking employees to return to the office for half of their workdays, starting in a few months.
February 16, 2024 -
The IRS has made measurable progress on customer-service staffing over the last couple of years.
February 06, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The undersecretary of the Air Force said the failure to pass all 12 regular appropriations will have catastrophic effects on the DoD. Feds, who relocate for work, may soon have better coverage of their moving expenses. And National Institutes of Health's governmentwide acquisition contract, adds to its record-breaking number of bid protests.
January 25, 2024 -
Improper payments, fraud in nearly every major federal program, contracting irregularities and false claims. These problems roll on and on, year after year.
January 18, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Some TSP participants can expect some information about recalculated life expectancy numbers. The VA plans new research using psychedelics to treat PTSD and depression. And billions in cuts to the IRS have just been accelerated.
January 08, 2024 -
The 40-person Chemical Safety Board concentrated on clearing a stuck backlog of investigation reports, making the country safer and employee satisfaction better.
January 02, 2024 -
To reach a goal of bringing in 20,000 employees, IRS Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini has a major hiring strategy planned, covering everything from direct hire authority to on-the-ground recruitment events.
January 02, 2024 -
A few things Thrift Savings Plan participants should know about upcoming changes from the SECURE 2.0 Act, aiming to make it easier to save for retirement.
December 14, 2023 -
There is new leadership at the organization that represents managers and other non-union employees at the Internal Revenue Service. Kelly Reyes was named the Professional Managers Association’s (PMA) new executive director last week. She replaces Chad Hooper, who left the organization this past summer. Reyes previously served as PMA’s national vice president. For a look at the latest with the PMA, Federal News Network Deputy Editor Jared Serbu talked with Kelly Reyes on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 22, 2023