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Tech-focused taxpayer services bill clears Senate Finance Committee

The bipartisan IRS legislation contains 60-plus measures, covering everything from digitization of tax returns to online dashboards and callback technology.

Jul 31, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Treasury’s Bessent backs Trump’s AI order, voluntary cyber callout

The secretary told Sen. Mark Warner that the executive order “strikes a very good balance between innovation and safety,” and disputed that the EO was scaled back…

Jun 3, 2026 By Matt Bracken

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate Finance leaders press SSA on data practices following DOGE court filing

The bipartisan letter marks the latest fallout from a stunning DOJ filing about DOGE’s handling of data at the Social Security Administration.

Jan 27, 2026 By Miranda Nazzaro

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: A view of the Capitol building where young activists plan to take part in an overnight sit-in outside of Congress (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Get Free)

Technology Modernization Fund rescission: A chance to change course or the end of the road?

Former House Oversight subcommittee staff director Mike Hettinger argues Congress should not give up on the General Services Administration-managed fund.

Jul 19, 2023 By Mike Hettinger

Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC., Nov. 4, 2011. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) (Nov. 4, 2011)

Health experts seek separation of IT and policy contracts at national organ transplant network

Health IT experts have called for the federal government to separate the technology and policy arms of the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Aug 5, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

IRS to upgrade security by next tax season – commissioner

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the agency is working to improve security, but there is only so much it can do with systems that are almost 50…

Jun 2, 2015