Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he will nominate John Koskinen, a veteran of both public service and the private sector, to take over the embattled Internal Revenue Service. A blog post on the White House website described Koskinen, who recently turned 74, as "a retired corporate restructuring expert" who would become commissioner of the IRS upon confirmation by the Senate. The tax collection agency of 90,000 employees currently is headed by a temporary leader, Daniel Werfel, who was appointed by Obama in May in the aftermath of revelations that some groups seeking tax-exempt status were targeted for extra scrutiny based on political labels such as "tea party."John Koskinen is a veteran of both public service and the private sectorKoskinen, 74, headed Freddie Mac and served in the Clinton administrationIf confirmed by the Senate, he succeed acting IRS head Daniel WerfelWerfel was appointed in May amid the IRS targeting controversy
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