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The IRS awarded embattled Equifax a $7.25 million fraud-prevention contract.
Under the contract, the credit agency will "verify taxpayer identity" and "assist in ongoing identity verification and validations" at the IRS.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers took issue with the contract.
"In the wake of one of the most massive data breaches in a decade, it’s irresponsible for the IRS to turn over millions in taxpayer dollars to a company that has yet to offer a succinct answer on how at least 145 million Americans had personally identifiable information exposed," Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, told Politico.
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