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The IRS Does Not Have Specific Plans to Replace and Decommission Legacy Systems

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2024-200-038
Report Type
Audit
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 Information Officer should re-establish the Technology Retirement Office or implement a similar enterprise-wide program to identify, prioritize, and decommission legacy systems.

The Chief Information Officer should ensure that the definition of a legacy system is properly applied and programmed in the query to correctly identify all legacy systems.