http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/12/inspector-security-holes-found-irs-obamacare-system/100286/
By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov.com
December 2, 2014
A core IRS system for calculating Obamacare fees for health insurers and
drug manufacturer has security weaknesses, according to an internal audit.
Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers must report their net premiums to
the tax agency annually, and pharmaceutical companies must submit sales
data from certain government programs.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently examined a
new computer application, called the ACA Information Returns system, known
as AIR, that processes these returns. The IG's heavily-redacted 44-page
report, released on Tuesday, suggests, specifically, the agency neglected
to check source code for bugs and fix security vulnerabilities.
"These security control weaknesses could impact the AIR system’s ability
to reliably process the electronic form reports and to accurately
determine the applicable fees," TIGTA Deputy IG for Audit Michael E.
McKenney said in the report.
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