IRS Telework Policy Draws Flak as Phone Calls Go Unanswered (1)

The IRS is confronting heightened calls from GOP lawmakers to bring more of its employees into the office.

Republican lawmakers say constituents’ calls aren’t getting answered and are suggesting that telework and remote work may be part of the problem. These criticisms come as lawmakers seek to curb remote work flexibility across the federal government and get more information on how the federal workforce is using telework.

Republicans have had some success in cutting the IRS’s funding over the last year. Broad GOP concerns on telework at federal agencies may be another area that will handicap the IRS as it ...