Union Asks IRS for Review of Security at Agency Facilities

The National Treasury Employees Union is asking the IRS to conduct a comprehensive assessment of security measures at agency facilities, in light of “recent dangerous and false rhetoric” from politicians about the agency.

“NTEU and our members are increasingly worried about their safety, and we ask that you immediately take steps to enhance security at IRS facilities and take measures to minimize placing employees in settings where they are at risk,” NTEU National President Tony Reardon said in a letter Saturday to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig.

• Republican politicians have been criticizing the $80 billion funding increase that the ...