Agency News
Senator Asks IRS How It Recovered Lerner’s Lost Emails
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to the IRS commissioner this week asking how the Treasury Inspector General was able to recover 80,000 emails that the agency…
IRS
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Agency News
Cruz: Abolish the IRS
In a speech given this week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that it is time to abolish the Internal Revenue Service in favor of a simpler and more…
Agency News
Legislation Introduced to Abolish the IRS
As the new Congress convened this week, one Congressman made his traditional introduction of legislation that would abolish the IRS in lieu of a national consumption tax.
Agency News
House Concerned About Cost of Union Activity at IRS
One of Lois Lerner's emails that was recently uncovered in the ongoing IRS investigation details how the union prevented disciplinary action from being taken on a non-performing but…
Agency News
IRS Issues Alert About Persistent Scam Phone Calls
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today providing taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the…
Agency News
House Committee Pushing for Special Counsel in IRS Investigation
The House Committee on Oversight and Government reform sent a letter to Eric Holder again requesting special counsel be appointed in the IRS targeting investigation, citing a new…
Federal Workforce News
House Committee Recommends Big Changes for the IRS
A new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is recommending drastic changes for the Internal Revenue Service as part of its ongoing investigation into…
Federal Workforce News
Recently Discovered Lerner Emails Refer to Conservatives as ‘—holes’ and ‘Crazies’
A letter sent today by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) to Attorney General Eric Holder reveals that recently discovered emails sent by Lois Lerner…
Agency News
Lerner’s Hard Drive Was ‘Scratched’
Ways and Means Committee investigators have now learned from interviews that the hard drive of former IRS Exempt Organizations Director Lois Lerner was “scratched,” but data was recoverable.
Human Resources
IRS Employees Suspended for Pro-Obama Activities
The IRS appears to have had numerous problems with employees campaigning for Barack Obama during the last presidential election--and most of the cases are below the public's radar.