Accenture Awarded Website Consolidation Contract from the I.R.S.

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) Federal Services a 10-year contract to redesign, develop and manage three IRS portals. The work will consolidate the consumer-facing website, IRS.gov, the registered-user portal for tax preparers and the agency's employee intranet. The new infrastructure will make it easier to do business with the IRS by streamlining, updating and combining processes for ease of use.