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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 07: The exterior of the White House from the North Lawn on August 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

OMB will oversee multi-year plan to rid civilian agencies of legacy tech

According to the National Cybersecurity Strategy the White House will lead development of a new lifecycle plan to accelerate IT modernization.

Mar 2, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Financial agencies and institutions see cloud-enabled efforts bolster U.S. housing equity

Cloud strategies at Fannie Mae, HUD and FHA illustrate how federal agencies and financial institutions can reduce risks and improve housing equity, in a new report.

Nov 21, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

What the midterm results mean for federal IT leaders

While the full outcome of the election remains uncertain, tech policy experts tell FedScoop how a Republican-led House could impact the day-to-day operations of government agency IT…

Nov 10, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel takes his seat prior to a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Biden to nominate Danny Werfel as IRS commissioner

Werfel will have $80 billion — including $4.8 billion for modernizing business systems and cybersecurity monitoring — at his disposal via the Inflation Reduction Act.

Nov 10, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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IRS deputy procurement chief says $7.5M ceiling for contracts awarded as part of pilot could rise

The IRS' pilot, phased-funding program has been successful in deploying innovative tools solving agency problems, and leaders hope to expand it.

Oct 25, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Census Bureau shares analytics insights, not data, in pilot with IRS

The Census Bureau didn’t want to share publicly provided survey data with the IRS, lest it be used to collect taxes.

Oct 24, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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Paper forms cost government $38.7B annually says US Chamber of Commerce

The organization finds federal agencies processed 9,858 unique forms and more than 106 billion total between September 2021 and August 2022.

Oct 17, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

IRS seeks tool to help automate solicitation evaluation

The agency wants to improve the efficiency of its procurement teams and help them to meet FAR and customer agencies' requirements.

Oct 12, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 15: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Treasury watchdog calls on IRS to step up insider threat monitoring

An IG report finds information missing for 67% of systems included in a key threat audit list.

Sep 28, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

IRS admits to exposing confidential taxpayer information on website

The Internal Revenue Service accidentally published data about entities that submit the business tax return document Form 990-T.

Sep 2, 2022 By Nihal Krishan