Crunch Time For IRS Data Centers

1sockchuck writes "It's crunch time for the Internal Revenue Service. As the IRS processes the annual crescendo of returns around today's tax deadline, the state of the agency's infrastructure depends upon who you ask. IT executives at the IRS say it has made huge strides in modernizing its data centers, which processed 139 million returns and issued $298 billion in refunds in 2009. Independent tests say the IRS web site is the fastest US government site, and one of the fastest on the web. But a key government watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, says the modernization effort hasn't moved quickly enough, and continues to fault the IRS for security weaknesses."

Oblig.

[T Murphy]

So... the servers are being taxed right now?

Re:Oopsies!

[Red Flayer]

Wow, your marriage is pretty fucked up.

There may have been some exaggeration of the relationship details for humor purposes... but the facts of the cash etc are the same.

The truth is, I don't have a wife. The only person I sleep with in my bed is an inflatable doll I call Sally, and she doesn't complain much about money.

I slept on the couch last night because I couldn't be bothered getting the Cheetos crumbs out of my sheets, and the night before last they scratched me up something fierce.

Only website I've ever seen "closed"

[J'raxis]

Maybe it's so fast because it only has 50-75% uptime. The IRS website is the only website I've ever seen that was "closed." See here [irs.gov].

This Application Is Available During the Following Hours:

Monday - Friday: 6:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Eastern time
Saturday: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sunday: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern time

Re:taxation is theft.

[snspdaarf]

And before anyone says "but wait, they built the roads!"

And the aqueduct...