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Affordable Care Act Coverage Data Repository: Risks With System Development and Deployment

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2015-23-041
Report Type
Audit
Special Emphasis
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
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Recommendations

The Chief Technology Officer should ensure that interagency testing with the Exchanges is completed and that all testing objectives for the CDR system have been met.
Recommendation rejected by IRS

The Chief Technology Officer should ensure that future ACA projects, including the CDR, complete release-level testing and mitigate identified defects before starting interagency testing.
Recommendation rejected by IRS

The Chief Technology Officer should verify whether CDR 2.0 functionality has been adequately demonstrated and is acceptable to ACA business owners.
Recommendation rejected by IRS

The Chief Technology Officer should ensure that sufficient evidence is maintained to verify adequate business owner participation and acceptance of CDR functionality.

The Chief Technology Office should ensure that authorizing officials evaluate and accept CDR risks prior to deployment.