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Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO
Frank Bisignano, with decades of leadership experience, becomes the first IRS CEO to oversee daily operations while retaining his role at the Social Security Administration.
- On Monday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, will serve as IRS Chief Executive Officer, managing operations; Bisignano said, `I am honored that Secretary Bessent has asked me to serve in this position.`
- The unprecedented appointment comes amid DOGE cuts as the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration face staffing challenges this year.
- Bisignano brings private-sector experience from Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase, where he held senior operational roles, and led Fiserv and the 2019 Fiserv–First Data merger.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will remain the IRS acting commissioner, and officials said Frank Bisignano will bring SSA leadership to sharpen IRS focus on collections, privacy and customer service.
- Supporters say `Frank Bisignano` is a natural fit, and the Wall Street Journal reported the move appears to avoid `Senate confirmation`.
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The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on this morning’s announcement that Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also serve as CEO of the IRS: “Frank Bisignano is so underqualified for the job of Social Security commissioner that his first move was to google ‘Social Security’. Bisignano’s decision to take on a second job running the IRS highlights that he has learned nothing. It also puts …
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Bessent taps Social Security head Frank Bisignano to be CEO of IRS (DXY:) (US10Y:)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has named Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to serve as Internal Revenue Service's CEO, a newly created role the Treasury Department said on Monday.
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