The IRS is a mess. A whistleblower uncovers it all.
NOW – DOGE Staffer Speaks Out, Unveiling Mission to Fix IRS’ Outdated Infrastructure |
“I really care a lot about this country, and this is a huge program that is currently 30 years behind schedule.”
For the first time, a member of the DOGE team has spoken publicly about the mission that they’re on.
Sam Corcos, now a special adviser to the U.S. Treasury Department, is laying out his undertaking to drag the IRS’ outdated systems into the present.
Corcos said:
“I have been brought in to look at the IRS’ modernization program, in particular, as well as the operations and maintenance budget. I really care a lot about this country, and this is a huge program that is currently 30 years behind schedule and it’s already $15 billion over budget.”
“The goal is to take——the IRS has some pretty legacy infrastructure——It’s actually very similar to what banks have been using. It’s old main frames running COBOL and assembly.”
“The challenge has been, how do we migrate that to a modern system. Virtually every bank has already done this, but we’re still using a lot of those same systems.”
“Typically, in the industry this takes a few years, maybe a few hundred million dollars, and we’re now 35 years into this program.”
See the video below:
NOW – DOGE Staffer Speaks Out, Unveiling Mission to Fix IRS’ Outdated Infrastructure |
“I really care a lot about this country, and this is a huge program that is currently 30 years behind schedule.”
For the first time, a member of the DOGE team has spoken publicly about the… pic.twitter.com/1zBjJ5hEAj
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What he doesn’t realize is if he solves this then people working on the project will not be needed and will lose their job. And the department handling it will no longer be needed and the money in the budget won’t need to be spent anymore. That is why nothing gets fixed in the government.
What he doesn’t realize is if he solves this then people working on the project will not be needed and will lose their job. And the department handling it will no longer be needed and the money in the budget won’t need to be spent anymore. That is why nothing gets fixed in the government.