Eric Katz

2 weeks ago | nextgov.com | Natalie Alms |Eric Katz

Treasury Department leadership says they will modernize the IRS within two years, but workforce cuts, contract changes and operational uncertainty for the IRS tech team could make that difficult. “It's unfortunately the case that for the last 35 years, we have been five years away from the IRS being modernized. We will not say that in the 36th year,” Michael Faulkender, acting IRS commissioner and deputy treasury secretary, said at a Thursday event at the Tax Policy Center.

1 month ago | nextgov.com | Eric Katz |Natalie Alms |David DiMolfetta

The IRS has shed more than 20% of its workforce since President Donald Trump took office, wiping away the Biden administration’s highly touted hiring gains. Those cuts have yet to factor in widespread layoffs, which are still forthcoming and expected to bring the tax agency’s workforce down to numbers not seen in at least 45 years.

2 months ago | nextgov.com | Eric Katz |David DiMolfetta

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday reversed a Biden-era policy that prevented the Justice Department from seizing reporters’ communications, notes and interviews through subpoenas or court orders as part of efforts to uncover confidential sources that leak agency information, according to an internal memo obtained by Government Executive.