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IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

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The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service that taxpayers expect — and is asking for more funding to keep up with that demand. The agency handled a million more calls this filing season, compared to the 7.7 million it answered last year — and three million more calls than in 2022. The IRS exceeded its customer service goals for the second year in a row, providing an 88% level of phone service during this…

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Technology Modernization Fund getting a legislative facelift

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The Modernizing Government Technology Act, the most significant federal IT law in the last decade, is on tap to get a renovation. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), the chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on cybersecurity, IT and government innovation, will introduce the MGT Reform Act today, and the full committee is expected to mark it up on Wednesday. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), has signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill, Federal News Network has learned. “This reauthorization bill is a welcome demonstration of support for the MGT Act…

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Taxpayers Shouldn’t Fund Planned Parenthood’s ‘Gender-Affirming’ Schemes. Here’s Why.

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In post-Roe America, Planned Parenthood is shifting gears. To make up for its lost abortion revenue, it’s expanding its reach into what it calls “transgender hormone therapy.” The recent spike in these services is telling. According to their most recent annual reports, most of the nearly 600 Planned Parenthood centers now dispense cross-sex hormones. In 2016, only 32 Planned Parenthood clinics provided similar services. A 2022 Heritage Foundation analysis found that between one-third and one-half of the centers had entered the gender-bending market. One year later, Planned Parenthood’s newest reports…

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A policy rider in Congress would mean the end of TSP’s mutual fund window

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Out of all the updates to the Thrift Savings Plan last June, and the massive pushback from participants that came along with them, there’s one change that has had perhaps a little less time in the spotlight. Along with rolling over to a new recordkeeper, updating the My Account platform, launching a TSP mobile app and much more last summer, participants also saw a massive uptick in their investment options with the launch of the TSP mutual fund window. The TSP’s entirely voluntary investment window contains about 5,000 different mutual…

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REPLAY: Celebs Survive “One Chip Challenge” to Fund GOTV Work for Warnock

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, MoveOn Political Action hosted a virtual celebrity “One Chip Challenge” event to raise money to fund get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts in the Georgia Senate runoff on December 6. During the #ChipInForGA livestream event, several celebrities took part in this viral internet challenge by trying to eat a single Paqui tortilla chip made with one of the hottest peppers on the planet, the Carolina Reaper. VIEW FULL REPLAY HERE & HIGHLIGHTS HERE ICYMI, here are some memorable moments from the event featuring Tom Colicchio, Andy Daly, Chelsea Handler,…

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Senate Republicans block measure to fund government, stave off U.S. default – The Washington Post

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Senate Republicans block measure to fund government, stave off U.S. default  The Washington Post Republicans block measure to fund US government beyond Thursday  The Guardian Live updates: Senate Republicans block funding bill as Congress scrambles to avoid government shutdown  USA TODAY Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote  CNN Senate Republicans block bill to avert government shutdown and to extend debt limit  NBC News View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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