The agency vowed to refine its capabilities to detect unauthorized access and disclosures.

Forensic reviews and network log analysis are ongoing within the nation's tax collector.

The report details how the IRS’s Return Integrity and Compliance Services organization didn’t record and monitor 89 external data breaches reported to it.

The watchdog knocked IRS for both physical and digital security flaws.

A system that allows third-parties to obtain tax transcripts doesn’t have strong authentication procedures to meet federal standards, a new report said.

A new report says the IRS still doesn’t have policies, guidance or tools to be in compliance with federal law on software license management.

The agency estimates the cost to replace its aged IT systems would run $430 million.

A recent audit has found that federal employees and contractors on the agency’s cyber incident response team hadn’t taken training required by law.

Investigators say the agency lacks a strategy to shift toward cloud computing, and it failed to use proper risk management procedures for disclosing public information.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration wants the IRS to reprioritize its Service on Demand initiative and give more attention to stopping identity theft.