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Hearing Hearing Date: October 25, 2017 2:00 pm 2154 Rayburn HOB

Ongoing Management Challenges at IRS

Subject
Ongoing Management Challenges at IRS
Date
October 25, 2017
Time
2:00 pm
Place
2154 Rayburn HOB
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PURPOSE:
  • To conduct oversight over the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operations 
  • To discuss a variety of management issues at the IRS ranging from the rehiring of problematic employees to questionable information technology. 
BACKGROUND:
 
  • In July 2017, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report which found that 10 percent of rehired IRS employees had previously been fired from the IRS or separated while under investigation for conduct or performance issues.
  • A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that noted 166 outstanding recommendations for the IRS relating to IT security.
  • The IRS awarded a multi-million dollar contract to Equifax despite the September 2017 data breach affecting up to 145 million Americans.
Witnesses and testimonies: The Honorable J. Russell George

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration


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Mr. Gregory Kutz

Deputy Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

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Mr. Jeffrey Tribiano

Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support
Internal Revenue Service

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Ms. Gina Garza

Chief Information Officer
Internal Revenue Service

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