Tax watchdog says IRS has work to do on Login.gov security controls
A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration offered six recommendations to the tax agency to improve its security protocols around its use of the single sign-on service.
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The Internal Revenue Service building is seen late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Cyber -
Kurt DelBene speaks at a public meeting of the Defense Innovation Board in Austin, Texas March 5, 2020. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) Emerging Tech VA moving to Login.gov and ID.me for managing health care services
3 million veterans will be affected by the change in sign-in experiences, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate, speaks during a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on May 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Modernization IRS needs funding shift to continue ‘transformational’ modernization work, national taxpayer advocate says
In a new report, Erin M. Collins calls on Congress to allow the tax agency to reallocate funds from its enforcement budget to its modernization program.
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(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Tech IRS defends use of biometric verification for online FOIA filers
The tax agency directs users to file public records requests through ID.me, a tool that has sparked concerns in Congress and from privacy advocates.
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(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) AI IRS dinged by GAO for subpar documentation of AI audit models
The tax agency has taken steps to address the watchdog’s concerns over how AI is used to select audit cases.
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A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) Tech House Republicans aim to end IRS’s Direct File in 2025 appropriations bill
A GOP policy rider zeroes out funding for government-run tax preparation software, a week after the agency said its free electronic filing program would be made permanent.
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A view of an IRS Direct File promotional sign at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project) Tech IRS makes Direct File permanent, with plans for expansion
The 2024 free electronic filing pilot program will continue indefinitely, “inviting all states” to participate next tax season.
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A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images) AI IRS’s AI system to flag returns for audit may include unintended bias, report finds
Following a report identifying racial disparities in audit selection, the GAO says the tax agency hasn’t conducted a “comprehensive review” of the rules and filters in its Dependent Database.
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(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Modernization IRS lays out modernization priorities, sounds alarm on funding shortfall
With IRA funds set to run out in FY2026, the tax agency says it will have to pare back its digitization efforts absent additional appropriations.
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(Getty Images) Cyber Security flaws in IRS systems pose risk to financial statements, GAO says
The congressional watchdog found new deficiencies in the tax agency’s security management, access and configuration management controls.