The Inflation Reduction Act Program Office

Treasury leadership created a new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Program Office, led by a Chief Implementation Officer, to serve as the Department’s coordination hub for implementation of the IRA’s provisions. The Office partners with other Treasury offices, the IRS, the White House, and other federal agencies to provide internal and external coordination and offer additional capacity and support as the IRS delivers on modernization plans and as taxpayers utilize the law’s clean energy tax incentives.

Mission

The team’s mission is to enable effective and efficient execution of IRA priorities and outcomes by:

  • Providing additional internal and external stakeholder engagement capacity;
  • Facilitating effective public narrative building, data analysis, operational improvements, problem solving; and
  • Elevating opportunities for more effective and equitable implementation, and identifying and addressing any barriers or gaps that would impede these efforts.


Leadership and Workstreams

Laurel Blatchford serves as the Chief Implementation Officer and leads the IRA Program Office. Teams include:

  • Clean Energy Operations: Responsible for coordinating operational implementation of the IRA’s clean energy tax incentives, including clean energy tax credit tools and resources, technology, compliance, improper payment prevention, interagency partnerships, customer support, and other operational matters.
  • IRS Modernization and Delivery: Responsible for supporting execution of the IRS Strategic Operation Plan, which outlines how the IRS will deliver transformational change for taxpayers, including improving services to help taxpayers meet their obligations and receive the tax incentives for which they are eligible.
  • Policy and Program Impact: Responsible for assessing and communicating the impact of the IRA in communities across the country using data, stories, and creative communications content in close partnership with other offices in the Treasury Department.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Responsible for stakeholder engagement strategy across the clean energy provisions and IRS modernization to ensure that taxpayers are aware of the benefits this law creates.