Threats lead IRS to launch first security review since Oklahoma City bombing – By Brady Knox (Washington Examiner) / Aug 23, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service is launching the first internal security review since the Oklahoma City bombing in response to a rise in violent threats.
The IRS was targeted with renewed fury after the massive new Manchin-Schumer law gave it $80 billion in funding over 10 years, which is expected to result in the hiring of 87,000 new agents. Outrage on the internet from the Right has turned extreme in a few cases, leading to threats that some believe could be acted on. Commissioner Charles Rettig announced to employees that the agency would be conducting a security review of all 600 of its facilities.
“We see what’s out there in terms of social media. Our workforce is concerned about their safety,” Rettig told the Washington Post . “The comments being made are extremely disrespectful to the agency, to the employees and to the country.”
In a letter written to employees announcing the review, Rettig also complained about what he thought was an unfair treatment of the IRS in the media.
