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IRS says workers are concerned for their safety and is conducting a security review in response to Republican criticism over the $80billion in funds being used to recruit more agents
 - The Internal Revenue Service is launching a full security review of its facilities nationwide, Commissioner Charles Rettig announced Tuesday
- It comes after Congressional Republicans and right-wing voices online drummed up fears over the decade-long $80 billion cash infusion
- The money comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, the $370 billion bill President Joe Biden's signed into law last week
- 'We see what's out there in terms of social media. Our workforce is concerned about their safety,' Rettig told The Washington Post
- The agency will be conducting a risk assessment for each of the IRS's 600 faciliies - the first since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building
- A number of top Republicans have expressed anti-IRS sentiment including Sens. Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, Rick Scott and Rep. Lauren Boebert
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-25 |
