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David Powner, Director of IT Management Issues, GAO

The Internal Revenue Service is making technology investments to move away from some programs it says started during the Kennedy Administration. Congress repeat...

Federal News Network Staff

March 2, 2015 4:14 pm

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The Internal Revenue Service is making technology investments to move away from some programs it says started during the Kennedy Administration. Congress repeatedly slashed and froze its budget over the past five years, so it’s important for the IRS to know exactly how much its IT investments will cost. According to the Government Accountability office, that’s not exactly the case today. David Powner is director of information technology management issues at the GAO. He shared three recommendations to improve how the IRS tracks its investments with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on In Depth with Francis Rose.