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Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a subcommittee hearing on “Internal Revenue Service: Narrowing the Tax Gap and Improving Taxpayer Services,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2021. (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/AFP via Getty Images)

National Taxpayer Advocate pins some IRS modernization blame on procurement hurdles

In an annual report to Congress, Erin M. Collins details myriad IT acquisition issues the tax agency faces as it attempts to shift away from paper-based processes.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding on October 1. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats sound alarm over VA’s resumption of EHR rollout 

The VA secretary says the lawmakers are “cherry picking years old problems.”
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UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 9: Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Lawmakers signal skepticism of VA’s planned spring EHR rollout 

The deployment of the Electronic Health Record system will be the VA’s first in nearly three years.
CHINA – 2025/06/14: In this photo illustration, the back of a $50 bill is seen displayed featuring the U.S. Capitol building and “IN GOD WE TRUST” wording with other bills in the background. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

IT professionals, advocates ‘frustrated’ after Congress fails to reauthorize TMF 

The TMF's expiration underscores Congress's vital role in enabling the Technology Modernization Fund’s survival.
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