The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security,the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11,2001.
The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (BATFE),commonly referred to as the ATF,is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use,manufacture,and possession of firearms and explosives;acts of arson and bombings;and illegal trafficking and tax evasion of alcohol and tobacco products. The ATF also regulates via licensing the sale,possession,and transportation of firearms,ammunition,and explosives in interstate commerce. Many of the ATF's activities are carried out in conjunction with task forces made up of state and local law enforcement officers,such as Project Safe Neighborhoods. The ATF operates a unique fire research laboratory in Beltsville,Maryland,where full-scale mock-ups of criminal arson can be reconstructed. The ATF had 5,285 employees and an annual budget of almost $1.5 billion in 2021. The ATF has received criticism over its handling of the Ruby Ridge siege,the Waco siege and other incidents.
John Andrew Koskinen is an American businessman and public official. He served as the non-executive chairman of Freddie Mac from September 2008 to December 2011,retiring from the board in February 2012. On December 20,2013,Koskinen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. On December 23,2013,Koskinen was sworn in as the 48th IRS Commissioner after being nominated by President Barack Obama. His term ended on November 12,2017,with David Kautter becoming his interim replacement,followed by Charles P. Rettig as his permanent replacement.
Mark Whitty Everson is an American politician who is currently the Vice Chairman of alliantgroup and served as the 46th Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 2003 until 2007. Prior to his appointment as Commissioner of the IRS,Everson held a number of federal government positions in the administrations of George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan,as well as at the state level within the administration of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),an agency within the United States Department of the Treasury.
Fred T. Goldberg Jr. is an American tax lawyer who has held high-ranking positions in the United States government,including the position of Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Internal Revenue Service,Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is the United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes,such as money laundering,currency transaction violations,tax-related identity theft fraud and terrorist financing that adversely affect tax administration. While other federal agencies also have investigative jurisdiction for money laundering and some Bank Secrecy Act violations,IRS-CI is the only federal agency that can investigate potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code,in a manner intended to foster confidence in the tax system and deter violations of tax law. Criminal Investigation is a division of the Internal Revenue Service,which in turn is a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury.
Charles O. Rossotti is an American businessman,and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The IRS Whistleblower Office is a branch of the United States Internal Revenue Service that will "process tips received from individuals,who spot tax problems in their workplace,while conducting day-to-day personal business or anywhere else they may be encountered." Tipsters should use IRS Form 211 to make a claim.
Douglas H. "Doug" Shulman is president and chief executive officer of OneMain Financial. Shulman is a former U.S. commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Mary Margaret Richardson was an American tax lawyer. She served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 1993 to 1997. She was the second woman to hold the position,after her immediate predecessor,Shirley D. Peterson.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government,which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code,the main body of the federal statutory tax law. It is an agency of the Department of the Treasury and led by the commissioner of Internal Revenue,who is appointed to a five-year term by the President of the United States. The duties of the IRS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers;pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings;and overseeing various benefits programs,including the Affordable Care Act.
Daniel I. Werfel is an American government official who served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 2023 to 2025. He was formerly a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 2014 to 2023,acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue in 2013,and Controller of the Office of Management and Budget from 2011 to 2013.
Steven T. Miller is a former American government official who served as the acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 2012 to 2013.
Lois Gail Lerner is an American attorney and former United States federal civil service employee. Lerner became director of the Exempt Organizations Unit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2005,and subsequently became the central figure in the 2013 IRS targeting controversy in the targeting of politically aligned groups,either denying them tax-exempt status outright or delaying that status until they could no longer take effective part in the 2012 election. On May 10,2013,in a conference call with reporters,Lerner apologized that Tea Party groups and other groups had been targeted for audits of their applications for tax-exemption. Both conservative and liberal groups were scrutinized. Only three groups—all branches of the Democratic group Emerge America—had tax exemptions revoked. Lerner resigned over the controversy. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation,completed in 2015,found "substantial evidence of mismanagement,poor judgment and institutional inertia" but "found no evidence that any IRS official acted based on political,discriminatory,corrupt,or other inappropriate motives that would support a criminal prosecution".
The Garda Commissioner –officially known as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána –is the head of the Garda Síochána,the national police force of Ireland. The Garda Commissioner is appointed by the Government of Ireland (Cabinet),on the recommendation of the Minister for Justice. The Commissioner reports to the Minister for Justice,in charge of the Department of Justice,of which the Garda Síochána is a state agency. The Garda Commissioner sits on the Irish Government's National Security Committee (NSC),and is responsible for Ireland's domestic state security apparatus.
John Watkinson Douglass (1827–1909),was an American politician who served as the 6th president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia from 1889 to 1893 and as the 7th Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1871 to 1875. Prior to that,he was the acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1870 to 1871.
Joseph Jackson Lewis was an American lawyer,civil servant,and author who published the first biography of Abraham Lincoln and served President Lincoln as the second U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue from March 1863 to July 1865. He was also a leading Pennsylvania Republican who represented antislavery figures in court.
The Chief,Internal Revenue Service,Criminal Investigation,abbreviated as Chief,IRS-CI or Chief,CI or simply Chief,is the head and chief executive of Internal Revenue Service,Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI),the United States' federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating potential criminal violations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes. Criminal Investigation is a division of the Internal Revenue Service,which in turn is a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury. The Chief is the highest ranking executive within IRS-CI and reports to the Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement of the Internal Revenue Service.
