United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-03-23 monographic deposited born digital 33 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-328 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328 P0b002ee180382096 f:d06328 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328 GAO-06-328 Computer security Computer security policies Financial management systems Information security Information security management Information security regulations Internal controls Security assessments Tax administration Tax administration systems Tax information confidentiality Corrective action Other Written Product A49717

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a demanding responsibility in collecting taxes, processing tax returns, and enforcing the nation's tax laws. It relies extensively on computerized systems to support its financial and mission-related operations. Effective information security controls are essential for ensuring that information is adequately protected from inadvertent or deliberate misuse, disruption, or destruction. As part of its audit of IRS's fiscal year 2005 financial statements, GAO assessed (1) the status of IRS's actions to correct or mitigate previously reported information security weaknesses at two sites and (2) whether controls over key financial and tax processing systems located at the facilities are effective in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328.pdf GAO-06-328 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-328 Other Written Product GAO-06-328; Information Security: Continued Progress Needed to Strengthen Controls at the Internal Revenue Service; Computer security Computer security policies Financial management systems Information security Information security management Information security regulations Internal controls Security assessments Tax administration Tax administration systems Tax information confidentiality Corrective action Title 31 Section 720 31 U.S.C. 720