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The IRS Is Not Meeting Key Federal Requirements in Its Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2024-200-049
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 CIO should ensure that external facing servers and internal client applications that communicate with public internet servers are updated to IPv6-only to meet OMB requirements.

The CIO should ensure that the IRS has at least 50 percent of internet protocol-enabled assets on its network operating in IPv6-only environments by the end of FY 2024 as required by the OMB.

The CIO should use an automated process to identify and document in the official IRS asset management system a comprehensive inventory of all assets at the IRS.

The Chief Procurement Officer, should ensure that contracting officers consistently and accurately complete and submit documentation that shows whether an acquisition will use internet protocol.

The Chief Procurement Officer, should ensure that contracting officers include language that requires vendors to fully address IPv6 compliance in requirement documents for acquisitions that will use internet protocol.