Cybersecurity
IRS stingrays, DHS tech advisors and online visa scams
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
HHS seeks innovative tech for disease surveillance, new bill targets tax delinquent feds and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
FITARA architect wants to run the House, new tech at FCC and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
GAO dings IRS, Secret Service techs-up for pope and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
IRS watchdog, CTO at odds over testing ACA-linked systems
An oversight report reveals conflicting visions of testing IRS systems that generate tax information under the 2010 health care law.
Modernization
Is the IRS thinking about a switch to off-the-shelf CRM?
A recent sources sought notice indicates the IRS might be looking to a commercial customer relationship management tool as a way to lower the cost of taxpayer contact.
Cybersecurity
Bigger IRS breach, institutionalizing PIF, and FAA drones and glitches
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Can tech improve taxpayer service? Only if it's bought and deployed
The IRS is facing renewed budget cuts after one of the worst tax filing seasons ever. Can the agency improve with less cash, or make different decisions about the cash it gets?
Cybersecurity
To meet new threats, IRS might need an old tool
In the wake of a massive breach, the IRS says it can stay one step ahead with more money -- and a special hiring authority.
Cybersecurity
IRS breach highlights weakness of ‘knowledge-based’ security
By answering personal questions, hackers were able to access information for 100,000 taxpayers, revealing how vulnerable the IRS authentication system really is.
Modernization
The IRS and IT: Sorting fact from fiction
Once a "poster child for IT," the IRS's high-profile problems are now all too similar to those experienced by other agencies.
Digital Government
An IT audit for the IRS
GAO finds 25 percent of major IT investments are behind schedule.
Modernization
Solving virtualization's storage problem
Savings from server and desktop virtualization can disappear fast if storage isn't part of the plan
Modernization
IRS saved millions by virtualizing servers, IG says
The Internal Revenue Service saved a bundle by virtualizing about 2,500 servers, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Digital Government
IRS cautioned not to give up legacy e-file system yet
The Internal Revenue Service is in the final phase of transitioning to its Modernized e-File system, but recent performance problems suggest it should not give up its legacy system yet, according to a new audit.
Cybersecurity
IGs: IRS, SSA and DHS lose billions in improper payments
Inspectors general at the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration and Homeland Security Department recently drilled down on improper payments problems.
People
Feds owe $1B in back taxes
Almost 100,000 federal employees owe more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes -- and that could cost them their jobs.
Modernization
IRS spending $320M on website improvements
The Internal Revenue Service has begun an ambitious $320 million upgrade to its website, but it is missing some elements in the roadmap for its investment, according to a new GAO report.
People