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LSU Grad to be new IRS Chief Information Officer

Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:03 pm
Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6756 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:03 pm
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Rajiv Uppal has been selected to be the next chief information officer.

Uppal currently serves as the Director of the Office of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He brings more than 25 years of information technology expertise to the IRS from both the public and private sectors.

At CMS, Uppal has worked a variety of areas that are a priority for the IRS. His work there for more than five years includes all areas of information technology, including security and privacy, enterprise architecture and IT investment planning.

He has experience in enterprise software as well as managing large, complex IT programs and directing IT strategic planning. Prior to joining CMS, Rajiv served for more than two years as part of the U.S. Digital Service team at the Department of Homeland Security, working on a variety of transformation initiatives.
Uppal also worked for decades in the private sector in roles ranging from product development to software development.

His portfolio included working with venture capital firms, government entities and Fortune 500 companies.

He holds a master’s degree in Systems Science from Louisiana State University and a bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
20151 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:06 pm to
Sad, going to work for Biden’s secret police investigating conservatives making cashapp payments
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:07 pm to
Why are you celebrating anyone that works for the IRS??

I don’t care where they graduated from especially someone that isn’t even from this country
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10709 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:07 pm to
India Revenue Service
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
3207 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:13 pm to
How the hell does a fresh grad have such a position.
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
12103 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:17 pm to
Rajiv, if you're reading this, dont forget all those times i let you borrow my notes in calculus class.
Posted by yakster
Member since Mar 2021
2540 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:18 pm to
Will he be wearing purple and gold when he comes to arrest you for not turning over your 401k ?
Posted by jmorr34
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
3211 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:22 pm to
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How the hell does a fresh grad have such a position.

Where do you get that he's a "fresh" grad?
Posted by H2O Tiger
Delta Sky Club
Member since May 2021
6858 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:55 pm to
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He brings more than 25 years of information technology expertise to the IRS from both the public and private sectors.


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How the hell does a fresh grad have such a position.


Clearly reading is hard for you.

This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 3:56 pm
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
42861 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:57 pm to
F**K him and everyone else that works for the IRS.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
3726 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:58 pm to
Great. Better hope the powers that be on Audubon keep that little fricker in check.
Posted by thejuiceisloose
Member since Nov 2018
5509 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:59 pm to
Congratulations to Mr. Uppal
Posted by Thracken13
Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity
Member since Feb 2010
18187 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:04 pm to
IRS Stacked, Bama Fans fricked
Posted by StTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2008
3062 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:31 pm to
You can tell everyone that doesn't understand taxes or the IRS
Posted by Bubb
Member since Mar 2010
4099 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:34 pm to
Maybe he will shut it down. :pray:
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:45 pm to
Screw him. I hope his seat breaks when he first sits in it
Posted by FreeState
Member since Jun 2012
3392 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 5:07 pm to
Another Bobby Jindal to fool us all. Or try to.

Only thing I can say bad about Mike Foster is that he gave us Jindal.

When are we going to learn?

Jindal. Nikki Haley. This guy now.

Posted by Water
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2020
1069 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 11:39 pm to
Ticks a checkbox
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
58530 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 12:08 am to
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LSU Grad to be new IRS Chief Information Officer


Badge of shame.
Posted by Teufelhunden
Galvez, LA
Member since Feb 2005
5895 posts
Posted on 11/16/23 at 4:56 am to
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You can tell everyone that doesn't understand taxes or the IRS

And the politicians that actually write the tax code love them.
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