Charles Rettig Archives

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Stilted innovation, less efficiency: Former IRS executives explain the impact of DOGE cuts

Recently departed tax agency leaders detail how workforce reductions could undercut modernization and the use of AI.

Apr 7, 2025 By Matt Bracken

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee on March 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

IRS doesn’t have the tech to ‘backfill the gaps’ created by cuts, ex-commissioner says

Charles Rettig encouraged laid-off IT employees to embrace private-sector opportunities, but shared concerns about the agency’s tech work following DOGE layoffs.

Apr 3, 2025 By Matt Bracken

IRS picks 8 new members for electronic tax filing advisory committee

The group is a public forum for the discussion of e-filing issues and its core goal is to promote the use of paperless tax returns.

Sep 20, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Inflation Reduction Act to include $4.8B for IRS to beef up IT systems

The bill includes funding for the Internal Revenue Service to modernize its IT business systems and digital asset monitoring.

Aug 8, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Charles Rettig testifies in a Senate Finance Committee hearing. (Committee video)

IRS commissioner warns lawmakers about IT spending shortfall

In fiscal 2021 the agency had to request $600 million in interappropriation transfers to cover its IT spending shortfall.

Sep 10, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones

IT modernization is a $2B top priority for IRS

Underscoring the need to modernize IRS's IT is also a critical need to hire tech and cybersecurity specialists.

Apr 11, 2019 By Billy Mitchell