[cgbg]

Good article on some of this stuff:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/03/irs-tax-backlog-hiring/

I enjoyed the part about the IRS still using 1960s software as the “backbone” on their software infrastructure.

Throwing money and people at the problem is amusing—what they need is seances with the original Fortran programmers!

[semimojo]

I enjoyed the part about the IRS still using 1960s software as the “backbone” on their software infrastructure.

My first job out of college was teaching COBOL. I understand the IRS is looking for instructors...