President Obama announced late Wednesday that the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steve Miller, has resigned in the wake of a report that employees at the agency engaged in partisan scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

The president, appearing for a brief statement at the White House, said he had directed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew “to accept the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS.”

He said it was part of a larger effort to “make sure nothing like this ever happens again” by holding responsible individuals responsible.

Obama said he had also directed Lew to implement the recommendations contained in the inspector general’s report that brought the situation to light.

“I will not tolerate this conduct in any way, especially from the IRS, given the power it has,” the president said.

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