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TIGTA: Moar virtualization!
A March 30 inspector general audit on server virtualization at the Internal Revenue Service is the rare report where the main complaint is that the agency hasn't more aggressively expanded a successful project.
IRS Free File usage down
Preliminary tax filing data shows the public continuing a downward trend in utilization of Free File, an Internal Revenue Service program in partnership with the private sector to offer free online federal tax preparation to most taxpayers.
34% of IRS servers not monitored for cyber threats
The Internal Revenue Service’s host-based intrusion detection system is not monitoring 34 percent of IRS servers, finds the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in a March 12...
E-file law loophole lets tax preparers send IRS snail mail returns
A 2009 law (.pdf) meant to require most professional tax preparers to send tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service via the Internet includes a loophole that permits them to nonetheless be in
TIGTA: Modernized e-File system needs more testing
The Internal Revenue Service's Modernized e-File system is set to fully rollout during the 2012 filing season, but inadequate testing and limited participation in early MeF deployments concern the
Excel stalwarts at IRS muddied CADE 2 requirements, says TIGTA
Some information technology offices within the Internal Revenue Service have had difficulty in adjusting to an automated requirements management tool, says the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
GAO makes 105 recommendations to patch IRS information security holes
The Internal Revenue Service cannot assure that its financial statements are fairly presented, current, complete, accurate or secure because of material weaknesses in information security controls.
IRS doesn't do good job helping tax identity theft victims, says TIGTA
The Internal Revenue Service doesn't do a good job of providing assistance to victims of tax identity theft, the head of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration told a Nov. 4 House
IRS's 'Workforce of Tomorrow' draws TIGTA security concerns
The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its use of wireless technology as part of its "Workforce of Tomorrow" strategy, bumping up into security concerns from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
IRS misses cost-saving opportunity to renegotiate mainframe contracts, says IG
The Internal Revenue Service can negotiate less expensive contracts if it better manages the capacity and performance of its mainframes, according to a Treasury Inspector General for Tax
