Date Issued
Report Number
2020-20-045
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
Recommendations
The Chief Information Officer should prioritize resources to ensure that the ****************2*************** follow-on solution is delivered without further delay in order to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and information processed by the IBM mainframe platform.
The Chief Information Officer should ensure that the Security Regulatory Compliance Operations Team uses the **********************************************2************************************************* **********2********* during its review of the security and integrity of the IBM mainframe platform **********2************ until the follow-on solution is fully operational.
The Chief Information Officer should ensure that the *********2*********************************** are timely remediated based on agency-defined timelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information system.
The Chief Information Officer should ensure that the required ************************2*********************** **************************************************2******************************************, are completed by ***********************************2*********************************** rather than using the System Security Plan to validate the security and integrity of ************2*********** ******2******.
The Chief Information Officer should ensure that a comprehensive and accurate inventory of the IBM mainframe platform system components is maintained that includes the level of detail necessary for tracking and reporting.