Grassley to IRS: Why Not Implement All Recommendations on Cybersecurity, Taxpayer Information?

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At a Finance Committee hearing today on "Cybersecurity and Protecting Taxpayer Information," Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the IRS hasn't implemented several no cost and low-cost recommendations to protect taxpayer information. Grassley, former chairman of the Finance Committee and current chairman of the Judiciary Committee, just introduced legislation to increase penalties for the theft of taxpayer information. Grassley made the following comment on his exchange with the IRS commissioner.

"Agency watchdogs and auditors put out a lot of recommendations that took time and money and would help solve problems. It's frustrating when agencies don't implement the recommendations and even more frustrating when they don't have a good reason for not implementing the recommendations, as we saw with the IRS today."

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