Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Obama: IRS Acting Director Resigns in Scandal U.S. President Barack Obama says he has accepted the resignation of the acting director of the Internal Revenue Service in the scandal over extra scrutiny given to conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Mr. Obama also said he ordered Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to implement better safeguards to avoid such improper actions by tax officials in the future. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-irs-acting-director-resigns-in- scandal/1661901.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-irs-acting-director-resigns-in-scandal/1661901.html