Cybersecurity
IRS System Doesn’t Meet All Cloud Security Requirements, Watchdog Says
Treasury’s Inspector General found the IRS did not meet requirements like malicious code protection and timely risk mitigation.
Digital Government
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Says Congress Shortchanged IT Modernization Efforts
Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need.
Modernization
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
People
IRS watchdog seeks crackdown on feds who owe back taxes
While civil servants overwhelmingly pay their taxes, the delinquency rate has ticked up for several years.
Digital Government
Biden’s IRS Pick Says He Wants to Move Agency’s Systems into the 21st Century
Nominee for IRS commissioner Danny Werfel, a self-professed “government geek,” talked customer experience, cybersecurity and IT modernization with senators at a Wednesday hearing.
Emerging Tech
IRS Names Advisors on Possible Government-run Direct Filing System for Taxpayers
The IRS tapped New America to report on the feasibility of a free, public-facing IRS-hosted tax filing infrastructure for ordinary taxpayers.
Emerging Tech
GAO: IRS Not Capturing the True Cost of its Legacy IT Footprint
An oversight report requested by Rep. Gerry Connolly found that the tax agency lacks timelines for decommissioning decades-old legacy systems and isn't tracking how much they are paying for upkeep of out-of-date software.
Ideas
5 Things Holding Innovation Back at the IRS
Believe it or not, the IRS has some budget and the will to modernize in the interest of public service.
Cybersecurity
What the Census Bureau Can Learn From the IRS About Detecting Cyberattacks
Inspectors general from Commerce and Treasury present a tale of two testing regimes.
Policy
Republicans preview push to block forthcoming IRS funding
The strategy could result in a new shutdown threat.
Digital Government
Republicans Preview Their Efforts to Block Forthcoming IRS Funding
The strategy could result in a new shutdown threat.
Modernization
5 Tips from Practitioners to Improve Government Customer Experience
Good customer experience doesn’t happen by accident.
People
Biden taps federal management guru to lead IRS
Nominee previously led the tax agency and has ideas on implementing its unprecedented cash infusion.
Digital Government
IRS Seeks New Enterprise File Storage System
As part of the agency’s ongoing modernization efforts, it issued a request for information for a new enterprise file storage system
Modernization
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Digital Government
IRS Executes Summons for Financial Records of Crypto Transactions
The federal regulatory agency is asking for details from trading platform sFOX on users who engaged in at least $20,000 worth of transactions.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Push IRS on Backlog and Customer Service Problems
The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do.
Digital Government
House Sends Package that Includes an IRS Hiring Boost and USPS EV Funding to Biden
The measure aimed at lowering health care costs and fueling the fight against climate change received only Democratic support.
Digital Government
Some Specifics Emerge on How the Senate-Backed Tax-and-Climate Bill Would Impact Agency Staffing Levels
One agency will grow less than some claim, while another would see an unexpected boost.
Digital Government
Senior GOP Senator Asked Watchdog to Report After ‘Whistleblower’ Action at IRS
The request of the watchdog agency followed the release of confidential information leading to a detailed news report of how the mega rich avoid paying taxes.
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