You can't make this shit up

Equifax, which just lost millions of people's personal identity information, was just handed a fat contract by the IRS to "verify" taxpayer identities.

The notice describes the contract as a "sole source order", meaning Equifax is the only company deemed capable of providing the service.  It says the order was issued to prevent a lapse in identity checks while officials resolve a dispute over a separate contract.

Folks, I've dealt with fiscal law and contracts and all kinds of money issues while working for the Army.  If I did some shit like this, I'd be in jail.  The people responsible for this should also be in jail.  This is why nobody trusts the government - because it's corrupt, refuses to follow the law, and is filled with unaccountable parasites who get away with their law-breaking because parasites protect their own.