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

Senate Dems say IRS chief may have ‘misled’ Congress on staffing answers

The lawmakers demanded answers from Frank Bisignano about the “discrepancy” between cutting staff and then reportedly moving to hire thousands.

22 minutes ago By Matt Bracken

Service center employees sort and process mail at an IRS facility in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Watchdog flags security issues with IRS’s Zero Paper Initiative

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration detailed security gaps, vulnerabilities and unauthorized software amid the agency’s pivot from paperless processing.

3 days ago By Matt Bracken

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS inventories rose in 2026 following staff cuts, programming delay

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found an increase in inventories, from 1.9 million at the beginning of filing season to 2.4 by the end of…

Jul 6, 2026 By Matt Bracken

From left, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,, ranking member Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, hold a hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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

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IRS live chat apps have room for improvement, watchdog finds

The tax agency is providing a quality service to users with its live and automated chat apps, but poor data and a lack of performance measures could…

Jun 18, 2026 By Matt Bracken

IRS IT department has shrunk 42% under Trump

A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report found that 29% of IT staffers exited via workforce reduction efforts while another 13% were involuntarily reassigned.

Jun 15, 2026 By Matt Bracken

ICE agents are seen at the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Watchdog flags security issues with IRS-ICE data-sharing agreement

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the DHS component fell short on safeguarding standards that hadn’t been resolved before the IRS process began.

Jun 9, 2026 By Matt Bracken

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

IRS data platform has problems with access controls, watchdog says

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found issues with the cloud-based system, which hasn’t been fully integrated with an agency management access platform.

Jun 2, 2026 By Matt Bracken

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…

Jun 1, 2026 By Matt Bracken

A view of the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building on March 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

IRS cleared potentially ineligible providers for e-file program

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found multiple cases of applicants approved for electronic filing that had tax compliance, possible criminal or citizenship issues.

May 29, 2026 By Matt Bracken