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Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel takes his seat prior to a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

IRS management must address two key data security system deficiencies: GAO

The Internal Revenue Service has two key data security deficiencies related to information access controls and configuration management that warrant attention from agency management, according to a…

May 26, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

IRS working with nonprofit New America to deliver online direct file tax system study

The agency expects to deliver the report to Congress in May.

Feb 9, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones