Treasury
Biden orders greater restrictions on emerging technology transactions with China
The new executive order updating the sanctions regime between U.S. citizens and China is a “national security action,” according to an administration official.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Tackle Criminal and Terrorist Crypto Activities
The companion House and Senate bills will create an independent working group to address terrorism and illicit financing on digital platforms.
Treasury Seeks Automated Software Testing and Lifecycle Management Tools
The agency is looking to move away from manual testing and instead use automated testing for reusable scripts and to track tests.
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Says Congress Shortchanged IT Modernization Efforts
Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need.
5 Foreign Nationals Tried to Ship U.S. Military Tech to Iran, Per Justice Indictments
The Departments of Justice and Treasury have taken coordinated actions against several foreign nationals for conspiracy to export sensitive military technology.
Treasury's System Tracking Federal Debt Still Needs Security Improvements, GAO Says
The watchdog found continued “information system control deficiencies,” despite Treasury’s progress on prior recommendations.
How International Acquisitions Can Become a Cybercrime Frontier
Public entities like the FBI and Department of Treasury are carefully monitoring international business transactions as potential backdoor threats to U.S. national security.
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
IRS CIO Moving to Treasury CTO Post
Jeff King, currently deputy chief information officer at Treasury, will be taking on the role of acting CIO at the IRS.
TMF Invests Over $40M to Improve Cybersecurity and Digital Services
The Technology Modernization Fund’s most recent investments will go to the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Biden’s IRS Pick Says He Wants to Move Agency’s Systems into the 21st Century
Nominee for IRS commissioner Danny Werfel, a self-professed “government geek,” talked customer experience, cybersecurity and IT modernization with senators at a Wednesday hearing.
IRS Names Advisors on Possible Government-run Direct Filing System for Taxpayers
The IRS tapped New America to report on the feasibility of a free, public-facing IRS-hosted tax filing infrastructure for ordinary taxpayers.
US and UK Join Forces to Sanction Russian Hackers
Members of cybercrime group Trickbot, which favors deploying ransomware on critical infrastructure, were handed sanctions in the first-of-its-kind collaboration between U.S. and U.K. agencies.
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