The IRS is generally staying on top of systems development risk areas for a tax program that will determine eligibility for tax credits under the new health care law but process improvements are needed, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has said.
The IRS is managing risk for the Income and Family Size Verification project using an agile IT development approach known as the "iterative path of the enterprise life cycle" but the agency needs to ensure that the project team adheres to guidelines when changes to baseline requirements are necessary, TIGTA said.
IRS management agreed with TIGTA’s recommendations to review the effectiveness of controls over change requests and impact assessments and update the Affordable Care Act configuration management plan to provide clear direction for convening emergency meetings.
The IRS rejected however a recommendation to implement an integrated suite of automated tools to strengthen the IT requirements management and testing controls for IFSV and other ACA projects.
