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From left, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Angus King, I-Maine, speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 26, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GAO tells senators it will investigate IRS’s Free File program

The watchdog said in a letter to Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Angus King and Ron Wyden that it will honor their request to probe Free File following the…
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Advocates gather in Washington, D.C., to call out tax prep companies like Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block for blocking simplified filing and to support IRS exploration of alternative free tax filing on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project)

Senators seek GAO probe of IRS’s Free File program

The Trump administration has touted the tax agency’s oft-criticized Free File partnership with tax companies after it eliminated Direct File following heavy industry lobbying.
Construction work continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 30, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Financial regulatory agencies have fallen behind on joint data standards

A new GAO report offers guidance to regulators that could lead to governmentwide data standards after the agencies missed a deadline required by the Financial Data Transparency…
People walk past the headquarters of the Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SBA behind the eightball on AI use case reporting, GAO finds

The agency posted its 2025 inventory two months after the deadline. It was the first time the SBA ever released a public listing of its AI usage,…
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