In nominating Danny Werfel to run the IRS, the White House recognizes revelvant experience in more ways than one.
The IRS, setting course on a decade-long push to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT, may soon be led by a figure that previously steered the agency through difficult times.
In today's Federal Newscast: Boasting a 91% success rate, the IRS rakes in $31 billion dollars from tax cheats. A new director has been named at the NIH to run NCATS. And a House committee moves to help VA employees concerned about the mishmash of state abortion laws.
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS just might have someone to answer your call next tax season.
In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO has some advice for the Army to make sure it shoots straight. With some 14 million tax returns needing attention and $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is confident it can do the job. And the TSA is taking new steps to ensure America's railways are not susceptible to cyberattacks.
Agencies view cloud as a secure pathway to tackle legacy silos, tap AI and expand data sharing. Discover initiatives underway at the Fiscal Service, IRS, Interpol National Central Bureau, U.S. Courts and more.
Barely a month after the IRS got $80 billion to rebuild its workforce and upgrade its legacy IT, House Republican leaders are making repealing this funding their top legislative priority ahead of this November's elections.
Here's a rundown of the top workforce and IT priorities the IRS will need to address now, before embarking on more long-term planning.
The new lineup of endangered-because-of-their-job species includes such unlikely individuals as paper conservator at the National Archives, almost any IRS, Social Security or Defense Department employee, even down to child care professionals at (any) federal day care center.
Before the pandemic hit the world, changing everything, teleworking in government was not widespread. And many agencies were scaling it back or eliminating it. Now some people say they're never going back.
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 to expand its use of video conferences in appeals cases.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, GAO recommends the military services clear up their tattoo policies.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outlining how the tax agency will modernize its technology, customer service and hiring
Also in today's Federal Newscast, Congress is going after sexual misconduct in Junior ROTC programs.
After months of back and forth, the legislation that eventually came to be known as the Inflation Reduction Act is a done deal. The House passed the huge reconciliation bill on Friday afternoon on a party line vote.