IRS sidelines dozens of top IT officials seen as possible ‘blockers’ to immigration enforcement data-sharing

Undocumented immigrants become fearful as agreement between ICE and IRS nears

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Undocumented immigrants in the City of Richmond are beginning to become fearful as a potential agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nears. "The agreement itself has not become public knowledge," said Alex Kornya, director of litigation of Virginia-based civil aid organization Legal Aid Justice Center. "There was an initial attempt to restrain the IRS from shar…

Federal layoffs cause chaos and confusion among Iowans - The Daily Iowan

Less than a month after packing up his belongings and relocating to from Texas to Des Moines for work, Ali Syed was terminated from his position as a collection representative at the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS. Syed received notification of his termination on Feb. 21. He was in a probationary period,  a designated timeframe at the beginning of employment during which an employer evaluates a new employee’s performance. Syed was one of about…

By Rene Marsh and Marshall Cohen, CNN en Español As many as 50 senior information technology (IT) professionals at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including some of the agency's top cybersecurity experts, were placed on administrative leave Friday as the Trump administration finalizes controversial plans to share taxpayer data with federal immigration authorities, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The dozens of IRS employe…

IRS sidelines dozens of top IT officials seen as possible ‘blockers’ to immigration enforcement data-sharing

As many as 50 senior IT professionals at the Internal Revenue Service, including some of the agency’s top cybersecurity experts, were placed on administrative leave Friday as the Trump administration finalizes controversial plans to share taxpayer data with federal immigration authorities, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

ICE and IRS: Unholy alliance or border saviors?

It is a history-making alliance between the immigration agency known as "ICE" and the tax collection agency called IRS.

Weekend news dump: GSA, SBA, IRS initiate new workforce cuts

The General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration are reopening the “Fork in the Road.” The IRS laid off dozens of IT workers. And GSA has new plans for its offices. These are three stories that happened Friday afternoon and into early evening. Here is a round up of what we’ve learned over the weekend. GSA reopens the ‘Fork in the Road’ In an effort to continue to reduce the size of its workforce, GSA acting Administrator…