Forbes.com reported today that after Sen. Leahy’s critical comments on the IRS/Choicepoint $20M contract, the IRS has swiftly “ordered a full security review of . . . the five-year contract to make sure it will not endanger taxpayer confidentiality.” Why is the IRS entering into a $20M contract with Choicepoint in the first place? According to Forbes.com, “[t]he arrangement allows IRS auditors and criminal investigators to use ChoicePoint’s databases to locate assets owned by delinquent taxpayers.”
Posted by Marcy Peek on June 29, 2005 at 05:29 PM