Computer Assisted Publishing System (CAPS)
Investment ID: 015-000000225
Overview
Program Title
Computer Assisted Publishing System (CAPS)
Description
Provides IT support for development, design, production, procurement and distribution of over 33,000 current and prior revisions of nearly 11,000 IRS published products, and hosts the intranet website which makes them available to users service-wide.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Investment Detail
Improving the business process with modernized capabilities and tools will speed creation of tax forms, instructions and publications, in in turn enabling quicker deployment of taxpayer outreach, education, and on-demand accessibility. The modernized system would greatly reduce the number of older systems and associated O&M costs. It would also ensure data consolidation into one system, minimizing manual input, thereby reducing errors. CAPS NexGen would modernize data transport within the IRS, resulting in cost savings in software, hardware, and contractor services.
Another benefit of system modernization is greater management control and reporting on legislative mandates. CAPS NexGen will automatically capture metadata from Technical Authorities regarding statutory regulations and will permit analysis and reporting on such items as time invested on products by specific categories such as ACA and FACTA. This capability will also ensure rigorous tracking of product workflow while preparing for filing season readiness. The replacement of legacy systems will provide management a system that provides total management over the complete forms and publication creations and distribution process.
Another benefit of system modernization is greater management control and reporting on legislative mandates. CAPS NexGen will automatically capture metadata from Technical Authorities regarding statutory regulations and will permit analysis and reporting on such items as time invested on products by specific categories such as ACA and FACTA. This capability will also ensure rigorous tracking of product workflow while preparing for filing season readiness. The replacement of legacy systems will provide management a system that provides total management over the complete forms and publication creations and distribution process.