Following up on last week's post, IRS's Whistleblower Office Releases Annual Reports to Congress: the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration yesterday released Deficiencies Exist in the Control and Timely Resolution of Whistleblower Claims (2009-30-114):

TIGTA's review included assessing the Whistleblower Office and its controls for monitoring the disposition of new claims. TIGTA found that the IRS did not have an effective inventory control system with proper reporting and accurate information capture capabilities. "The IRS has seen a significant growth in whistleblower claims," commented J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. "However, the Whistleblower Office continues to have problems with managing and tracking cases, resulting in inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the tracking of large dollar claims," Inspector General George added.