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Corcos revealed that a modernization effort launched decades ago has turned into a black hole for taxpayer dollars.
“I have been brought in to look at the IRS’ modernization program, in particular, as well as the operations and maintenance budget. I really care a lot about this country, and this is a huge program that is currently 30 years behind schedule and it’s already $15 billion over budget,” Corcos explained.
The tech overhaul was greenlit by Congress back in the early 1990s to update outdated computer systems and bring IRS operations into the digital age. But more than three decades later, the agency still can’t deliver — and according to Corcos, it’s stuck in a time warp.
“We’re now 35 years into this program. If you ask them now, it’s five years away, and it’s been five years away since 1990. It was supposed to be delivered in 1996, and it’s still five years away,” he said.
That’s not just bad accounting — it’s government malpractice.
Scott Bessent, former Trump Treasury pick and current DOGE heavyweight, also joined the interview and echoed Corcos’s warning. He claimed that the real power inside the IRS isn’t held by government employees — but by shadowy consulting firms that have wormed their way into every layer of the bureaucracy.
“One of the biggest surprises for me is just seeing how these entrenched interests, they just keep constricting themselves around the power, around the money, around the systems, and nobody cares,” Bessent said.
“Many of the employees are fantastic. It’s this consultant group. They’re like a boa constrictor. They’re like a python. They’ve constricted themselves around our government, and the costs are unbelievable. They’re being passed on to the American taxpayer.”
But instead of addressing the scandal, critics — mostly Democrats and media allies — are attacking DOGE itself, accusing the agency of slashing government programs and threatening Americans’ privacy. Bessent dismissed those claims as dishonest spin.
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“The entrenched interests, the consultants, the Democrats, mainstream media, they just want to blow this project out of the water,” he told Ingraham. “This is the opposite of government efficiency, not elimination, not extinction. Sam and his crew are making it more efficient to work for the American people. So what’s wrong with it working better, cheaper, faster, and with more privacy?”
Bessent laid out a three-point plan to restore integrity to the IRS: collections, privacy, and customer service. Right now, he says, none of those are being served.
“We want people to feel satisfied that they are getting the service they deserve, that they’re paying their fair share and not more, not less. And that it’s done quickly, smartly and privately.”
As tax season barrels ahead, the revelations from Corcos and Bessent shine a blinding light on the corrupt stranglehold consultants and special interests have on a critical American institution. If there was ever a time to clean house at the IRS, it’s now.
