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General Services Administrator Edward Forst speaks with IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn at the IBM Think Gov 2026 event held at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 2026. (Photo by K. Sophie Will)

GSA playing catch-up with industry on AI and tech, agency head says

Edward Forst and other agency officials said the government is behind the curve on technology, and asked for private-sector engagement to improve.
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From left, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Angus King, I-Maine, speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 26, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GAO tells senators it will investigate IRS’s Free File program

The watchdog said in a letter to Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Angus King and Ron Wyden that it will honor their request to probe Free File following the…
A view of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building on March 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

IRS cleared potentially ineligible providers for e-file program

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found multiple cases of applicants approved for electronic filing that had tax compliance, possible criminal or citizenship issues.
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