IRS systems were accessible to thousands of staffers on leave, watchdog finds @FedScoop

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

An inspector general report said IRS employees who took deferred resignation offers didn’t have a "legitimate business reason” to still have access to sensitive agency networks.

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