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RE: Equifax Hack - BmorePat87 - 10-04-2017
the IRS just awarded Equifax a $7.25m no bid contract to handle verification of tax payers to prevent fraud.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/10/04/the_irs_gave_equifax_a_7_25_million_contract_without_considering_other_candidates.html
RE: Equifax Hack - michaelsean - 10-04-2017
(10-04-2017, 03:04 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: the IRS just awarded Equifax a $7.25m no bid contract to handle verification of tax payers to prevent fraud.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/10/04/the_irs_gave_equifax_a_7_25_million_contract_without_considering_other_candidates.html
So can Congress do anything about it? I mean just out of principle this is ridiculous.
RE: Equifax Hack - BmorePat87 - 10-04-2017
(10-04-2017, 03:10 PM)michaelsean Wrote: So can Congress do anything about it? I mean just out of principle this is ridiculous.
there seems to be bipartisan outcry. As far as I know, they could pass something to prevent them from receiving contracts moving forward, but I don't know if they can pass anything after the fact to affect this. Best course of action is to apply pressure on the IRS, Mnuchin, and Trump.