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IRS plans to hire staff to tackle backlog faster, but struggles on competitive pay

March 19, 2022 plans, staff, faster, Competitive, backlog, hire, struggles, tackle0 comment

The IRS expects new hiring authority will allow it to bring new employees onboard within 40 to 45 days, rather than several months, to deal with a major backlog of tax returns and correspondence. The agency received direct hire authority from Congress in the fiscal 2022 spending bill that President Joe Biden signed into law this week. That spending bill also gave the IRS its highest budget in decades. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said this hiring flexibility, combined with the agency receiving a lighter paper-based workload this filing season, puts…

U.S. Congress struggles as partisanship stymies new coronavirus bill – Reuters

April 14, 2020 U.S., Congress, Reuters, struggles, Bill, Partisanship, Stymies, Coronavirus0 comment

U.S. Congress struggles as partisanship stymies new coronavirus bill Reuters U.S. Congress stalls over next move on coronavirus aid Kitco NEWS Congressional stalemate deepens as Pelosi, Schumer say they won’t budge on coronavirus funding demands The Washington Post Democrats and Republicans play chicken as coronavirus urgency grows POLITICO View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

As migrants languish in border facilities, U.S. Congress struggles to finalize emergency aid – Reuters

June 27, 2019 U.S., Congress, Reuters, struggles, Migrants, border, emergency, finalize, languish, facilities0 comment

As migrants languish in border facilities, U.S. Congress struggles to finalize emergency aid Reuters Congress and the White House were attempting to broker a deal over how to spend emergency aid to address the migrant surge as lawmakers, private … “us congress” – Google News

Republicans and Democrats Face Leadership Struggles as House Returns – New York Times

July 9, 2018 Democrats, Republicans, York, Times, face, House, struggles, Leadership, Returns0 comment

New York Times Republicans and Democrats Face Leadership Struggles as House ReturnsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The House returns from its July Fourth recess this week in a state of remarkable uncertainty, with both Democrats and Republicans facing open questions about their leaders' futures and neither party sure about which will be in control …and more » us democrats – Google News

Europe struggles to find united front over US president – The Guardian

May 20, 2018 Guardian, Over, president, struggles, Europe, United, Find, front0 comment

The Guardian Europe struggles to find united front over US presidentThe GuardianIn 2017, 1.3 million German vehicles were sold in the US, 10% of total production, with revenues amounting to €29.4bn. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, wants and needs to talk trade. Martin Selmayr, European Commission president Jean-Claude …and more » us president – Google News