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Agency Oversight

The IRS overseer, known as TIGTA, marks 25 years in business

For the last 25 years, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, known as TIGTA, oversaw the IRS as they kept them on their toes.

Tom Temin Commentary

How about night and weekend customer service — in person?

Management

How much training is there for IRS agents facing the threat of physical harm?

Federal Newscast

The IRS appears to have counted out some taxpayers a bit too soon

Federal Newscast

New numbers from the IRS' watchdog truly show less workers, means less tax dollars

Federal Newscast

IRS could have IT workforce issues on the horizon

Agency Oversight

IRS performance data shows audit rate cut in half since 2010

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Agency Oversight

GOP lawmakers, IRS watchdogs disagree on tax gap fix

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Federal Newscast

Fewer workers at the IRS means less work getting done

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, a key Republican lawmaker, wants to overhaul the nation's Social Security program, proposing to gradually increase the retirement age for Social Security and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers. Johnson introduced legislation just before the end of the congressional session in early December 2016, that he said would "permanently save" Social Security. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Federal Newscast

SSA will need to dip into reserve funds to stay afloat

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Federal Newscast

IRS is having trouble outing tax cheats under its own roof

DHS
Federal Newscast

DHS gets kudos for management reforms

Darren Soto, Collin C. Peterson, Tom O'Halleran, Mike Conaway, Al Lawson
Federal Newscast

Congressman takes aim at federal travel with series of bills

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Technology

IRS looks to make mobile, cashless payments for overdue debts a reality

IRS watchdog
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Government Shutdown

Watchdog finds IRS 'underfunded, understaffed and at the mercy of shutdowns'

Jon Tester
Federal Newscast

Lawmakers anxiously await Veterans Affairs' new community care standards

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Agency Oversight

'Draconian' IRS budget cuts strain rollout of 2019 tax filing season

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Agency Oversight

IRS missed steps to accurately track outside data breaches, TIGTA reports

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, H&R Block signs are displayed in Jackson, Miss. The tax deadline does typically fall on April 15 but that’s a Sunday this year and Monday is Emancipation Day, a Washington D.C. holiday. That means that taxpayers nationwide get a little breathing room and have until Tuesday, April 17, to get the job done. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Cybersecurity

IRS: Frequent data breaches make it 'fundamentally more difficult' to verify taxpayers

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Technology

TIGTA faults Unisys, IBM for delayed response to IRS Tax Day computer bug

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Agency Oversight

IRS increases revenue from collections in 2017, in spite of shrinking staff

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Federal Drive

Russ Martin: Employment-related identity theft a growing problem

Ben Cardin
Federal Newscast

Democrats pushing back against Trump's military parade idea

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