My friend works at the IRS, and his computer, network, software and environment are a complete nightmare. Each congress votes less and less budget because they don't want their wealthy buddies to get audited or the corps that give them money to be messed with. So the agency responsible for collecting most of the US governments revenue gets further and further behind. Some politicians even want the agency abolished. How revenue comes in then is beyond me. Sure all government agencies waste money but the IRS is one of the few that actually brings money in. Like the Post Offices's crippling advanced pension payment that makes them constantly in the red, political decisions about funding is very much a large part of the problem. My friend just wants to retire and get out of there before it reaches the Stone Age.