A newly offered House bill (HR-3724) would bar the IRS from rehiring employees who had substantiated conduct or performance issues in their prior employment with the agency, a measure that could, if enacted, set precedent government-wide.
The measure is a response to an IG report of earlier this year finding that the agency had rehired several hundred of former employees with prior problems including personal tax compliance, unauthorized access to taxpayer information, leave abuse, falsification of official forms, unacceptable performance, misuse of property, and off-duty misconduct.
Further, it found that 20 percent had new conduct or performance issues after returning, including tax noncompliance and unauthorized access to tax account information.
