IRS
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A recent audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), looked how the IRS deals with threats ad physical harm against IRS agents. Federal Drive Executive Producer Eric White spoke with Kent Sagara, who is the Acting Manager of TIGTA's Office of Inspections and Evaluations.
September 29, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Homeland Security advisers are calling for technology investments that support remote work. A congressional investigation continues into potential COVID-19 record-keeping violations at NIH. And the IRS is in search of accountants for high-paying jobs to ferret out tax cheats.
September 18, 2023 -
The IRS is planning to remain "fully operational," if Congress triggers a government shutdown at the end of this month.
September 13, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The IRS is using AI to crack down on 1,600 deadbeat millionaires. Microsoft has disclosed how Chinese hackers accessed the email account of America's commerce secretary. And the Air National Guard has teamed-up with the Commanders — the ones from the NFL.
September 11, 2023 -
An IRS watchdog is calling on the agency to make better use of pay incentives already available to stay on track with plans to build up its workforce.
August 22, 2023 -
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS is close to reaching its largest workforce in more than a decade, and rolling out new technology to reduce call wait times.
August 16, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an IRS watchdog finds the agency incorrectly flagged tens of thousands of taxpayers as deceased.
August 11, 2023 -
Maybe Ron DeSantis knew what he meant to say, but gosh, his throat-slit comment was way off the mark.
August 07, 2023 -
The IRS has ended its policy of revenue officers conducting unannounced home or business visits to address taxpayer debts.
July 24, 2023 -
While it is not uncommon for Congress to intervene when federal programs are not serving the public interest, it is unfortunate that a new law must be considered to fix the misguided implementation of "eIVES."
June 29, 2023 -
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 small, but impactful modernization projects.
June 12, 2023 -
Traci DiMartini, stepping down from her role as chief human capital officer at the General Services Administration, will move to IRS at the end of June.
June 09, 2023 -
Everyone is a customer at some point. And everyone serves customers at some point.
June 08, 2023 -
The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default.
May 29, 2023 -
The IRS is planning to allow some taxpayers to test out a free, online tax filing platform that’s run by the agency, before the Biden administration decides whether it should scale up the program for the rest of the public.
May 16, 2023