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Republicans want data scientists at the IRS. Trump axed those roles last year, Dems say

House Ways & Means advanced a bill to create an IRS fellowship program to recruit data scientists — the “very people that the Trump regime just spent…

Jul 2, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano arrives at a House Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

SSA hasn’t marked living people as dead in database, commissioner says

Frank Bisignano responded to a whistleblower complaint about a DOGE-DHS plan to move living individuals to the Death Master File as an immigration enforcement strategy.

Jun 10, 2026 By Matt Bracken

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., holds a hearing March 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Screenshot)

GOP lawmakers brush back inquiries on DOGE access to Treasury, SSA systems

House Ways and Means Republicans shot down a pair of resolutions from Democrats seeking information on the Elon Musk-led group’s IT intrusions.

Mar 12, 2025 By Matt Bracken

House Homeland Security Committee approves additional $865M for CISA

The extra funding measures include $400 million to implement the recent cybersecurity executive order.

Sep 17, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones

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‘No evidence’ IRS taxpayer information exposed by SolarWinds hack

Forensic reviews and network log analysis are ongoing within the nation's tax collector.

Dec 23, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir