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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…

Oct 10, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS taps familiar face as new CEO: SSA’s Frank Bisignano

The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency.

Oct 6, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

IRS to begin phasing out paper refund checks next week

The tax agency’s Sept. 30 deadline matches a March executive order to modernize payments across the federal government.

Sep 24, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The facade of the Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

After timeout on modernization, IRS eyes new IT plans to ‘align’ with Trump admin

The tax agency slimmed down its strategic IT initiatives from 23 to nine and has promised to release “new strategic plans” for the work within a year,…

Sep 16, 2025 By Matt Bracken

IRS seeks public feedback on tax return options after dismantling Direct File

The anonymous survey emphasizes the high “initial cost to the federal government” of an IRS-run tool vs. programs “paid and operated directly by a tax preparation company.”

Aug 25, 2025 By Matt Bracken

People wait to get assistance at an IRS service center office in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

IRS dumps kiosks at tax centers after watchdog found dozens of inoperable machines

The tax agency canceled a contract with the kiosk vendor following the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s initial report.

Aug 13, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Fast-track constituent experience and innovation by engaging cloud and AI-ready software specialists

Why collaborating with enterprise software experts like Adobe and AWS accelerates secure, value-added innovation and user experience.

Aug 11, 2025 By Phillip Jackson

IRS has lost 25% of its IT workforce since Trump took office, watchdog finds

The tax agency overall is down a quarter of its staff through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements and RIFs, according to new data.

Jul 22, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The front of the U.S. Treasury building on Jan. 3, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J.David Ake/Getty Images)

Treasury signals interest in AI coding assistants, chatbots

Treasury's interest in these AI tools comes as its IT workforce has been slimmed under the Trump administration.

Jun 9, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

Former Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Internal Revenue Service commissioner, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Billy Long wants IRS to take ‘clues from private sector’ on IT modernization

The Trump administration’s nominee to be IRS commissioner also said Direct File would be one of the first things he’d look at if confirmed.

May 20, 2025 By Matt Bracken