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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