Richard Neal

IRS plans to invite taxpayers in 13 states to test its free e-file system next year

The IRS expects several hundred thousand taxpayers from 13 states will test a free, online tax-filing platform that’s run by the agency during next year’s…

IT Modernization

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bills, amendments linger in Congress with lasting implications for feds

Congress

House heightens calls to change feds’ Social Security benefits, workplace safety plans

Congress

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Another year, another step toward ditching the WEP?

Federal Report

Social Security Cards for identification and retirement USA

Another year, another step toward ditching the WEP?

Federal Report

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FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021 that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

SSA ‘aggressively worked’ to give IRS data to process 30M stimulus payments

Management

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo hand sanitizer and cleaner wipes sit in a cart as Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry worker Patrick Minor passes out food at a senior center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Associated Press has found that the critical shortage of testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer can be tied to a sudden drop in imports of medical supplies. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AFGE members say they don’t feel safe returning to the office

Federal Newscast

Virginia Congressmen want more telework flexibilities regardless of pandemic

Federal Newscast

FILE - This April 13, 2014 file photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington. The agency said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, that it is stepping up its efforts to visit high-income taxpayers who failed in prior years to file their tax returns on time. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS employees reopening sites return to ‘tens of millions’ of pieces of unopened mail

Workforce

TSA inches closer to putting officers on general schedule despite veto threat

Federal Newscast

New SSA telework policies prompt criticism from employees, lawmakers

Workforce

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

GOP lawmakers, IRS watchdogs disagree on tax gap fix

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee and IRS watchdogs have expressed concerns about the size of the agency’s tax gap — hundreds of billions…

Agency Oversight

New bill would let military service members sue Pentagon for medical malpractice

In today’s Federal Newscast, members of Congress introduced a bill to allow military servicemembers to sue the DoD for instances of medical malpractice…

Federal Newscast

Social Security reform for CSRS feds hits a roadblock

Pay & Benefits

Congress and members in the federal community are at a standstill over how to change the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for federal employees and retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady had a bill that would lessen the WEP penalty, but last-minute changes to the legislation derailed its official introduction to Congress.