Tax Systems Modernization: Results of Review of IRS' August 2000 Interim
Spending Plan (Letter Report, 11/08/2000, GAO/GAO-01-91).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has tried unsuccessfully to modernize
its information systems, and to prevent a repeat of past mistakes,
Congress legislated explicit controls over IRS systems modernizing
spending. Congress did so by creating Senate and House appropriations
subcommittees, which specified four conditions. IRS has satisfied some,
but not all, of the conditions set out by its appropriations
subcommittees; however, it has moved aggressively and made important
progress in advancing many projects and addressing modernization
management weaknesses. Until these weaknesses are fully addressed, key
controls will be missing, thereby increasing the risks that projects
will not perform as intended and/or cost more and take longer to
complete.

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 REPORTNUM:  GAO-01-91
     TITLE:  Tax Systems Modernization: Results of Review of IRS'
	     August 2000 Interim Spending Plan
      DATE:  11/08/2000
   SUBJECT:  Cost control
	     Internal controls
	     Systems conversions
	     Procurement planning
	     Information resources management
	     Tax administration systems
	     Strategic information systems planning
	     Financial management
	     Systems design
IDENTIFIER:  IRS Information Technology Investments Account
	     IRS Custodial Accounting Project
	     IRS Security and Technology Infrastructure Release
	     IRS Customer Account Data Engine Project