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Review of the Enterprise E-Mail System Acquisition

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2016-20-080
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 ensure that Internal Revenue Manual (IRM) 2.21 and IRM 2.16.1 requirements regarding the Commercial Off-the-Shelf Path or the Managed Services Path are followed prior to the subscription requisition process and throughout the subscription project development life cycle for new subscription or managed services procurements.

The Chief Information Officer should seek a review by IRS Chief Counsel to determine if the purchase of Microsoft 365 ProPlus and Exchange Online violated the bona fide needs rule and take any actions required by law.

The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer should ensure that, if the IRS intends to purchase a cloud EaaS solution in the future, the IRS acquires the products through competitive procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.