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A sign is displayed outside of the Internal Revenue Service building on Aug. 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

IRS mired in backlog of identity theft cases, report finds

It takes the agency 20 months on average to process the claims, leading to “financial hardship for taxpayers” and significant interest paid by the IRS on delayed…
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A demonstrator holds a sign to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on May 5, 2022 in Madison, Wis. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Interior to use facial recognition AI for missing and murdered persons, human trafficking cases

The agency’s Missing and Murdered Unit will use Clearview AI tools to “rapidly identify and locate missing persons, crime victims, and suspects nationwide,” contracting documents said.
Rain falls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on April 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

USDA launches new interactive data insights tool

The Agriculture Department has launched a public data tool for the office that publishes official U.S. data on crop production and prices, it announced Wednesday.
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