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Some Corrective Actions to Address Reported Information Technology Weaknesses Were Not Fully and Effectively Implemented and Documented

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2020-20-022
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

For the prematurely closed PCAs identified during this review, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) should Implement mitigating controls for the **********2********** that are ********2********..

For the prematurely closed PCAs identified during this review, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) should ensure that patches are applied to file transfer servers, including those located in the Demilitarized Zone, within established time frames.

For the prematurely closed PCAs identified during this review, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) should verify through testing that the IRS IT organization is able to recover mission-essential functions identified by the Cybersecurity function within the maximum tolerable downtimes or recovery time objectives.

The Chief Risk Officer should ensure that any appropriate documentation subsequently provided during this review is uploaded to the JAMES for the judgmentally sampled PCAs that lacked sufficient documentation to support their closure.