IRS launches first civilian agency bug bounty program

Federal Times: After the Department of Defense lauded the success of the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program, it seemed only a matter of time before other departments got in on the action.

While the Army announced Friday that it will be following the Pentagon’s lead, the IRS on Tuesday became the first civilian agency to launch a bug bounty program.

Partnering with bounty facilitator Synack — who recently signed on to manage the second phase of the Pentagon’s program — the tax collection agency will allow a select group of vetted white hat hackers to test its systems for weaknesses.

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