IRS, Musk and Direct File

IRS Direct File: Musk's DOGE Could Cut the Free Tax Filing Program
With the tax deadline fast approaching, the future of the IRS Direct File program—a free tax filing service—remains uncertain as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reassess federal expenditures.
A government program made tax filing free and more efficient. Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway
Despite its popularity, the IRS Direct File’s fate remains unclear as Elon Musk and DOGE cleave their way through federal bureaucracy.
DOGE cuts threaten IRS free tax-filing program: What to know
IRS Direct File is only in its second year of letting taxpayers file directly with the IRS online, but it may be a casualty of Elon Musk’s DOGE.
IRS Direct File 2025: Will Musk’s DOGE Budget Cuts End Free Tax Filing?
With the April 15 tax deadline approaching, the future of the IRS Direct File program remains uncertain as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reevaluate federal expenditures.
DOGE Deletes Agency Behind Login.gov, IRS Direct File, Other Tech Projects
The General Services Administration (GSA) has axed a technology unit that developed key public-facing IT services like Login.gov, the central login system for key government services like Medicare, Medicaid,
DOGE Cuts Efficiency Programs in the Name of ‘Efficiency’
Musk has, on multiple occasions, insisted that “Any given law will do the opposite of its name.” So it might be worth looking at his Department of Government Efficiency through that same lens. If it was really all that efficient, would it have to insist it was in the name? Just something to consider.
How 18F Transformed Government Technology and Why Its Elimination Matters
DOGE killed this government agency that was modernizing the federal government and we're all going to pay for it.
Remembering how 18F modernized government technology
F served a unique role as an in-house digital consultancy for the U.S. government. Its elimination raises concerns about ...
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Elimination of 18F could slow Trump admin’s digital services
The elimination of 18F, which aimed to help federal agencies build and acquire better software, raises serious questions ...
Dozens of Government Technology Specialists Fired
The employees, who worked at the General Services Administration’s 18F unit, fixed technical problems and built products ...
‘It Feels Like It’s Chaotic on Purpose’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency laid off a team whose purpose was to make the government more efficient.