The majority of the IRS\u2019s computer infrastructure are past their prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fully 64 percent of the IRS\u2019s computer infrastructure is beyond its useful life, according to an audit by the Treasury Department\u2019s Inspector General for Tax Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017, the number of aged information technology hardware assets was 137,721 out of 216,293, representing 64 percent of the total information technology hardware inventory,\u201d auditors found. \u201cThe IRS estimates that the current replacement cost for its aged information technology hardware is approximately $430 million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 107 incidents related to old hardware, the time to resolve was 4,541 hours. \u201cThe IRS now recognizes its aging information technology infrastructure as its number one Service -wide risk,\u201d the audit noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IRS has stated that its goal is to have no more than 20 to 25 percent of its IT hardware to be aged. The actual percentage has risen from 40 percent in FY2013 to 64 percent this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auditors found that up to $67 million in computer upgrade funding for the Sustaining Infrastructure Program hasn\u2019t been spent. They recommended that the IRS\u2019s CIO work more closely with the agency\u2019s CFO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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