An audit has discovered that the Internal Revenue Service rehired hundreds of ex-employees “despite past troubles ranging from off-duty misconduct to accessing taxpayer records without authorization.” The Washington Post,
A review by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS overlooked past performance or conduct problems for 323 ex-staffers whom the agency rehired between January 2010 and July 2013…
The review raises questions about whether federal hiring standards are strict enough. Twenty percent of the 50 randomly selected rehires with prior problems at the IRS were involved in new conduct and performance issues after they returned to the agency, according to the report.
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