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…
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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…
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Treasury watchdog pushes IRS to modernize work with unidentified payments
A new IG report made the case for the creation of an electronic management system so the IRS can better deal with billions of dollars in unidentified…
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.
House passes two bills to modernize IRS operations
The BARCODE Efficiency Act and the Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act would embrace technology and help the IRS “be an agency more worthy of the taxpayers it serves.”