Lori Lightfoot: “I am firmly committed to taking IRS out of the business of writing this very large contract. Quite frankly, I have not…”

“I am firmly committed to taking IRS out of the business of writing this very large contract. Quite frankly, I have not been convinced IRS is capable of managing a contract of this size. There is simply too much evidence to the contrary to ignore. Having said that, I invite Treasury to the table to begin negotiations with me on who should have responsibility for the contract. I am not wedded to this contract going to DOD. Again, I have listened to the gentleman's concerns. I believe that they are very legitimate. I am very clearly willing to negotiate on this point, but there is one point that I will not negotiate, and that is simply this: The IRS is out of the business of TSM contracting.”