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IRS Suspends $7 Million Equifax Contract

IRS executives initially defended the agency's decision to award a $7 million contract to Equifax, despite its unprecedented data breach, but after criticism from Congress and GAO, and another security fumble by the credit-reporting agency, they have changed their mind.

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