New report highlights security risks to taxpayer information Washington, D.C.--A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights both new and longstanding unresolved security risks to the safety of confidential taxpayer information at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The report, requested by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Government Watchdog Says IRS Needs To Address Critical Safeguard Weaknesses