Comments Sought on Cybersecurity Report

A request for comments was issued on March 12 seeking stakeholder input on how to implement the recommendations of the Final Report of the Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition.

The General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) issued the final report on January 23. It makes six recommendations to improve cybersecurity and resilience in federal acquisitions. It recommends how cyber risk management and acquisition processes in the federal government can be better aligned, provides strategic guidelines for addressing relevant issues, suggests how challenges might be resolved, and identifies important considerations for the implementation of the recommendations.

The report was requested by the Executive Order for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (EO 13636), which was issued on February 12, 2013.

Comments on the report are due by April 28. The report can be accessed at http://www.gsa.gov/ portal/content/176547. For further information, please contact Major L. Clark, m, at (202) 205-7150 or [email protected].

Tax Help Available for Small Businesses

Because it is tax filing season, Advocacy is highlighting a list of resources that the 1RS has available to assist small business owners:

* 1RS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center: http://www. irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed

* Small Business Tax Forms: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/ Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Small-Business-Formsand-Publications

* 1RS Publication 334, Tax Guide for Small Business: http://www. irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf

* Small Business Tax Help from the Taxpayer Advocate Service of the 1RS: http://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/Businesses/ Small-Business-Tax-Help-And-Resources