The director of the Internal Revenue Service sent a memo to employees on Friday clarifying the agency's whistleblower policy amid pressure and investigations from Congress.
In May, following reports that an IRS whistleblower made protected disclosures to Congress about alleged Justice Department interference with the Hunter Biden criminal investigation, leaders at the IRS emailed employees with whistleblower guidance that failed to inform employees of their right to make disclosures to Congress.
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Commissioner Danny Werfel sent an updated memo on Friday, obtained by the Washington Examiner, to employees with new guidance on making protected disclosures to Congress, informing employees of their right to do so and saying the IRS will “always encourage a 'see something, say something' philosophy.”
“And in the event that you believe that the best course of action is not to raise issues up your IRS chain of command, but to raise the issue with an independent authority, there are a number of different options for raising concerns, including but not limited to: Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Relevant Oversight Committees of the U.S. Congress; U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC); and/or U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General,” the memo reads.
Werfel also explains who whistleblowers should go to in specific instances. For example, with respect to grand jury material,...
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