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May 20 Oversight Hearing on the Internal Revenue Service--Questions for the Record

GAO-03-962R Published: Jun 27, 2003. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2003.
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GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) accomplishments in the 5 years since the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 was past. Specifically, GAO determined (1) how much money IRS has spent on upgrading its security, (2) whether the challenges associated with ensuring information security are technological or managerial, and (3) if IRS is taking sufficient steps to eliminate overpayments to the Earned Income Credit (EIC).

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Computer resources managementComputer securityErroneous paymentsInformation securityInformation systemsInformation technologyInternal controlsOverpaymentsStrategic planningEarned income tax credit