Turns Out We Don't Need A Commissioner

[BobKamman]

We've just been wasting our money paying some guy to do that all these years. 

IR-2026-36, March 13, 2026

WASHINGTON — Consistent with applicable law and longstanding practice, the Secretary of the Treasury oversees the operations of all Treasury offices and bureaus, including the Internal Revenue Service. Secretary Scott Bessent’s service as Acting Commissioner of the IRS under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act has expired, and he has not served in that capacity since that time.

In accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the Secretary retains the authority and responsibility to perform the functions and duties of vacant Treasury offices that are not filled on an acting basis. The IRS continues to operate without interruption, with Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano successfully leading day-to-day operations and reporting directly to the Secretary.

[IRonMaN]

Maybe the country would run better without political hacks running any of the government’s departments.

[BobKamman]

Inside and outside the IRS, people want to know who is really running the agency. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano says it’s the least of his worries.

Named last October to the newly invented role of IRS chief executive officer, Bisignano is instead focusing on what he calls a transformative overhaul using artificial intelligence to reduce staff workloads and taxpayer call times following a year in which the agency lost 25 percent of its workforce and billions in federal funding. But agency staff, union leaders and lawmakers say the former Wall Street executive hasn’t backed up his claims and has instead stifled contracting processes needed to make the changes while serving as an enforcer of White House mandates.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/frank-bisignano-irs-ceo-00848020