Tanya and List, I don't know about the IRS archives/records function, but news reports suggest the agency is contracting out some of its work (functions deemed not inherently governmental). Here's an IRS site which provides some information: http://www.irs.gov/opportunities/competitive/index.html See, for example, http://www.irs.gov/pub/cmpsrc/teams/an_irs_prj0305.pdf . IRS is part of the Department of Treasury. The Treasury employees' union has weighed in on some of these issues. See http://www.nteu.org/PressKits/PressRelease/PressRelease.aspx?ID=870 . Maasrja -----Original Message----- From: Tanya Elder <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:12:02 -0400 Subject: IRS Archives loses bid to control its archives? I was looking at the blog site Boing Boing which led to the site The Consumerist and an article from an anonymous IRS insider. Since it's anonymous and in the land of blogs, I just thought I'd pass it along. Please don't shoot the messenger. Anybody know anything about this? BREAKING: IRS Archive Control Sold to Lowest Bidder An anonymous tipster writes that the IRS lost a bid yesterday and its archives will now be controlled by a company in Florida. http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/irs/breaking-irs-archive-control-sold - to-lowest-bidder-177771.php A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>