IRS dumps private debt collectors – Caspar Star-Tribune

WASHINGTON — So much for privatizing the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service’s decision last week to quit using debt collectors to dun delinquent taxpayers was celebrated by public employee unions as a pendulum shift after watching the …

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Nashport man apparent victim of tax fraud – Zanesville Times Recorder

But he never expected to receive an e-mail within days from the Internal Revenue Service saying the return had already been filed and a refund check had already been cut. Young later discovered he had become a victim of identity theft. A man in Miami …

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Cybersecurity chief Beckstrom resigns – Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s director for cybersecurity resigned on Friday, criticizing the excessive role of the National Security Agency in countering threats to the country’s computer systems. “He has tendered his resignation,” Amy …

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Virus Attempts to Steal Facebook User Information – EIN News

A new computer worm poses a security threat to users of Facebook. Wired PR News – Users of the social networking site, Facebook, have new security threats to look out for. As reported by NewsFactor, five new deceptive applications have surfaced on …

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