A view of an IRS Direct File promotional sign at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project)
A Treasury watchdog report found that the tax agency projected $61.2 million in costs for the free electronic filing tool in fiscal 2025 but spent just $16.2…
Former agency staffers and experts believe the independent financial regulators’ MOU won’t “shake everything up,” but data and technology callouts bear watching.
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order on fraud in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance looks on. (Photo by ANNABELLE GORDON / AFP via Getty Images)
The president’s executive order creates a task force to combat fraud and promote more data-sharing between federal agencies and state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
The watchdog also encouraged the SBA to address inefficiencies in the Disaster Loan Program by pursuing a new legal authority to secure taxpayer consent for applications.
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Democratic lawmakers pressed Frank Bisignano on the IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement. The CEO said the tax agency is prioritizing risk management and touted its AI work.
A large U.S. flag is seen on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington D.C., on Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The agency launched an open data portal with 42 datasets, data viz capabilities and a modern API. Public data and transparency advocates like what they’ve seen —…