. . UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : INTERNET :GOVERNMENT: ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT: Feds Prep for E-Gov Shutdown
. . Feds Prep for E-Gov Shutdown News Feds prep for e-gov shutdown White House: 'Most websites will not continue' during federal shutdown By Patrick Thibodeau April 6, 2011 04:39 PM ET Computer Worldhttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215557/ Feds_prep_for_e_gov_shutdown?taxonomyId=70
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/3rzb6o9 . .Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- If the federal government is shut down by a budget impasse Friday night at midnight, the IRS will continue to accept tax returns filed electronically and it will still process refunds, but paper-based returns won't be processed.
.Other U.S. government Web sites that offer electronic services unrelated to national security and the protection of life and property likely won't be updated -- and it's possible that some could go offline.
.U.S. agencies are now preparing for a shutdown because of the congressional deadlock over the federal budget for the current fiscal year. A shutdown could end up furloughing some 800,000 federal employees, and scores of people who work for federal contractors, according to government officials and analysts.
.A big difference between the government shutdowns in 1995 and 1996 and the one looming this week is the government's increased reliance on online tools for delivering services and seeking feedback.
. snip .But the outlook for other government services delivered electronically is less certain.
."Most websites will not continue, only those websites that are part of these excepted activities would continue to operate," the senior official said. By "excepted activities" he meant essential public-safety-related government services.
.But how the various agencies' electronic, automated operations will be affected remains to be seen. Many government websites include automated tools for searches and filling out forms.
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