Jeff King, acting CIO of Treasury Department, is leaving
The departure of King follows exits from Treasury’s CTO and CISO and a host of other IT leaders throughout the Trump administration.
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Trump administration to end IRS’s Direct File; OSTP taps Dean Ball as AI, emerging tech advisor
The free electronic filing program has been targeted by Senate and House GOP lawmakers and the tax preparation industry since its 2024 launch.
IRS chief resigns following deal to share taxpayer data with ICE; Trump takes aim at Pentagon acquisition
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; Treasury elevates Jeffrey King to CIO
The reshuffle in Treasury’s IT shop comes as the IRS cut about 50 IT staffers Friday.
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IRS cuts about 50 IT executives, sources say
The Trump administration has already hit the tax agency with thousands of firings.
IRS misspent Inflation Reduction Act modernization funds on legacy IT, watchdog says
The tax agency used millions in funds set aside for business systems modernization on the operations and maintenance of multiple legacy IT systems, a new report found.
How private cloud will transform government agencies and systems
Citing cost, security and control advantages, Broadcom President & CEO Hock Tan makes the case for government agencies to transition to private cloud solutions.
Katie Arrington returns to DOD as CISO; IRS is the latest agency to be sued by union groups over DOGE’s access to agency systems
Arrington, the architect of CMMC, is back at the Pentagon. And IRS is being sued for allowing the DOGE to access taxpayer systems.