IRS has lost 25% of its IT workforce since Trump took office, watchdog finds
The tax agency overall is down a quarter of its staff through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements and RIFs, according to new data.
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IRS criminal division can better manage seized digital assets, watchdog finds
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the IRS Criminal Investigation unit has some work to do in how it tracks and safeguards virtual currencies it…
IRS data error likely affected millions of Education Department forms
A Treasury watchdog report reveals how inaccurate tax information impacted FAFSA requests, offering a warning to agencies as they follow a Trump executive order to spur data…
Taxpayer Advocate Service on track for summer launch of new case management platform
Replacing a 20-year-old system with a new product called Phoenix should help the independent IRS body more efficiently manage its ever-growing caseload.
House Democrats want Treasury watchdog probe following DOGE’s IRS ‘hackathon’
A letter led by Rep. Gerry Connolly asks Treasury’s OIG to investigate DOGE’s data and IT modernization work at the tax agency following a reported API sprint…
IRS misspent Inflation Reduction Act modernization funds on legacy IT, watchdog says
The tax agency used millions in funds set aside for business systems modernization on the operations and maintenance of multiple legacy IT systems, a new report found.
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Tax watchdog says IRS hasn’t completed key IPv6 modernization requirements
The agency hasn’t met some federal requirements for the transition to IPv6, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found.
Former IRS staffer who managed IT contracts pleads guilty to bribery charges
Satbir Thukral faces 15 years in prison after taking cash payments from two people with subcontracts at the tax agency.
IRS should bring back Technology Retirement Office, watchdog says
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a report that the agency can’t effectively manage the decommissioning of legacy IT systems without an established oversight…
Tax watchdog says IRS has work to do on Login.gov security controls
A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration offered six recommendations to the tax agency to improve its security protocols around its use of the single sign-on service.