‘AI boom’ will make up for IRS workforce cuts, Treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent told House lawmakers that better IT and artificial intelligence will “enhance collections” at the tax agency, which has shed 11% of its workforce during this…
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DOGE rep Sam Corcos is Treasury’s new chief information officer, source says
Corcos’ appointment to the position comes as several top IT leaders have left the department.
Two top tech officials are out at Treasury, sources say
The exits of the department’s CTO and CISO come amid major turnover in the agency’s IT shop.
Trump administration set to end IRS’s Direct File program, per source
The free electronic filing program has been targeted by Senate and House GOP lawmakers and the tax preparation industry since its 2024 launch.
IRS’s top IT official leaving the tax agency this month
In an email obtained by FedScoop, Rajiv Uppal said his last day will be April 28.
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Acting IRS chief set to leave following Treasury deal to share taxpayer data with ICE
Melanie Krause is taking the government’s deferred resignation offer after the tax and immigration enforcement agencies reached a controversial information-sharing pact.
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.
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.
IRS cuts about 50 IT executives, sources say
The Trump administration has already hit the tax agency with thousands of firings.
IRS, DOGE sued by union groups over access to tax agency systems
A coalition of labor and taxpayer advocacy groups want to cut off DOGE’s IRS access, citing privacy concerns.
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