People
Werfel officially out of government
After wrapping up his acting duties at IRS, former OMB controller looks to the private sector.
Modernization
Is tax-filing delay tied to HealthCare.gov problems?
House Ways and Means chairman asks why IRS employees were excepted from the shutdown to work on the health care site, but not to test key tax systems.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security CFO heads to IRS
Peggy Sherry will replace Beth Tucker as the tax agency's deputy commissioner for operations support.
People
Agencies pledge IT readiness for Obamacare
With one key witness a no-show, IRS and CMS officials promise they will be ready for the Affordable Care Act's data-sharing requirements.
Modernization
IRS needs better data center consolidation plan: IG
Agency is shuttering some data centers, but lacks clear metrics or management plan, audit finds.
People
A great job in government -- so long as you're not in government
IRS seeks director of cybersecurity operations under 'streamlined critical pay' designation.
People
IRS employee credit cards vulnerable to fraud
IG recommends stronger controls to prevent improper purchases.
Digital Government
Feds and the Fifth Amendment
FCW readers are split on whether federal employees should be fired for invoking Constitutional rights.
Acquisition
House panel probes 'cozy relationship' between IRS official, contractor
The IRS's Gregory Roseman invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in the face of congressional questioning about work given to a business that claimed HUBZone status -- since revoked -- and service-disabled veteran-owned preference based on the owner's 1984 sports injury.
Digital Government
Secret Service wants app store
The branch of the Treasury Department charged with protecting the president and the nation's financial systems is seeking industry input to develop its own resource for apps.
People
Werfel selects senior leaders at IRS
New team draws from Veterans Affairs, the Government Accountability Office and the IRS' own Large Business and International Division.
People
Why the IRS dance video shouldn't be a scandal
Steve Kelman explains why federal employees having a good time are not necessarily wasting taxpayer money.
People
Werfel takes reins at IRS
OMB Controller will take acting role at tax agency as scandal unfolds.
People
IT helps Treasury crack down on financial crime
The IRS is catching its own dishonest employees as well as outside fraudsters, thanks to sophisticated technology.
Digital Government
GAO finds IRS still struggling with IT security
Review concludes that progress was made in 2012, but serious problems remain unaddressed.
People
IRS needs funds, policy changes to fight ID theft
IRS officials told a House panel that the fight against tax fraud is hampered by rules on data sharing and budget constraints.
Digital Government
Agencies promise better investment oversight
GAO cites need for better analysis of legacy IT systems and the $54 billion spent running them in FY 2011
Digital Government
Basic IT security amiss at IRS
IG report finds software patch management is lacking at IRS -- a problem experts say is all too common in large organizations.
People
Rising Star: Lisa Alferieff
Lisa Alferieff, chief operating officer at TCG, managed the overhaul of the Treasury Department's Budget Formulation and Execution Manager system.
Acquisition
Do small-business preferences make the grade?
Agencies labor mightily to hit small-business contracting targets, but the emphasis on score cards overshadows some larger questions about set-asides.
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