"Plans to replace the IMF with a twenty-first-century equivalent known as CADE (Customer Account Data Engine) have faltered. The transition is now well behind schedule. As a consequence, the likelihood of a catastrophic computer failure during tax season increases with every passing year. That may not pose quite the same danger as an errant missile, but the prospect of lost refund checks, unnecessary audits, and other errors suggests that the time has come to bring the IRS into the 21st century."
Because.of bitrot? C'mon. That graf is just stupid: ain't no catastrophic failure coming because they're running old, well-tested code. SMH. Wow, lattice of coincidence: after I hit SEND but before this went, I got the following from a friend: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/17/irs-tax-payment-site-down-as-agency-works-to -resolve-issue.html Insider news suggests catastrophic system failure. Still not due to the software being old, though! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
