IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years

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http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2014/08/irs-gave-sensitive-data-convict-sentenced-21-years/91478/

By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov.com
August 14, 2014

The Internal Revenue Service failed to conduct background checks on many 
contract workers who handled sensitive taxpayer data, an internal review 
reveals.

The findings arrive at a time when identity theft has become an everyday 
threat in the public and private sectors.

At the IRS, contractors hired for courier, printing, document recovery, 
and sign language and interpreter services who accessed sensitive 
information had not undergone investigations, which is a policy violation.

A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report released today 
details several situations where employees had ample opportunity to steal 
data.

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