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Kate Schubel

INSANE: Irs has no set plan to replace old tech | Vintage Vibes

Unplugged desktop computer sitting out in the middle of a road.

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is an age-old phrase against reinventing the wheel. But does it hold water for federal government agencies like the IRS whose hundreds of out-of-date systems house your taxpayer data?

After a recent audit, the federal tax agency was confirmed to have many pieces of “legacy” equipment, that is, tech more than 25 years old, with some up to fifteen versions behind. 

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