Internal Revenue Manual Part 2. Information Technology

Official source: Internal Revenue Manual (https://www.irs.gov/irm/part2/irm_02-025-003), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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(1) This transmits revised IRM 2.25.3, Integrated Enterprise Portal - Web Services, Intranet Site and Web Server Registration Procedures.

(1) This transmits procedures and guidelines for registering Intranet web sites and web servers at the IRS. Changes include:

2.25.3.1 added necessary IRM mandatory internal controls.

Kaschit Pandya Acting, Chief Information Officer

This IRM describes the process for registering Intranet sites and web servers at the IRS. Registering Intranet sites and web servers ensures that information is properly protected and inventoried at the IRS.

Purpose: This transmits revised IRM 2.25.3, Intranet Site and Web Server Registration Procedures.

Audience: All Operating Divisions & Functions, Web Developers, Webmasters, and Systems Administrators are required to use this IRM.

Policy Owner: Chief Information Officer

Program Owner: Automation Reporting and Metrics

Primary Stakeholders: Information Technology (IT), Communications & Liaison (C&L).

Program Goals: The Web Registration System is used to register all intranet web sites and the servers they run on.

In order to enhance security and management of the IRS Intranet, all web sites and web servers residing on the IRS Intranet must be registered with Enterprise Operations (OS:IT:EO). This requirement ensures that information residing on the IRS Intranet is properly protected and inventoried and that data is not compromised.

All IRS Intranet sites and web servers are required to be registered prior to being operational by Enterprise Operations. Failure to comply with this process will result in the exclusion of Intranet sites and web servers from the IRS Intranet.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) ultimately is responsible for this program as part of Enterprise Operations (OS:IT:EO).

Automation Reporting and Metrics section is responsible for implementation, operations, maintenance, management, governance, and enhancement of the Enterprise Operations Web Registration Database and Website.

Individual IRS Business Units are responsible for ensuring that their website and/or web server is registered in compliance with IRS policy.

Program Reports: Reports include:

Unauthorized Server List

Active Site List

Inactive Site List

Decommissioned List

Program Effectiveness: Program effectiveness is measured by the result of the reports and database queries when needed.

This program uses multiple sources to establish controls. This IRM constitutes one of the controls.

Other internal standards are located on the Enterprise Operations Web Registration Database available at https://webreg.web.irs.gov/WebReg/Register/Default.asp

The following table defines terms relevant to this program that are used throughout this IRM section:

Terms

Term

Definition

Intranet

The local, internal network

Web server

A computer system capable of delivering content to users via a web browser

Web site

A collection of files accessed through a web browser at an address, covering a particular theme or subject

Webmaster

The person who maintains a particular website

The following table defines acronyms frequently used throughout this IRM section:

Acronyms

Acronym

Definition

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

IT

Information Technology

C&L

Communication & Liaison

For answers to frequently asked questions or a user’s guide, please go to: https://webreg.web.irs.gov/WebReg/Register/Default.asp

For other questions or additional information, contact Enterprise Operations at *IT EOPSWebRegUpdate

In order to enhance security and management of the IRS Intranet, all web sites and web servers residing on the IRS Intranet must be registered with Enterprise Operations (OS:IT:EO). This requirement ensures that information residing on the IRS Intranet is properly protected and inventoried and that data is not compromised.

ALL IRS Intranet sites and web servers are to be registered via the Enterprise Operations Web Registration Database available at https://webreg.web.irs.gov/WebReg/Register/Default.asp . Step-by-step instructions for registering Intranet sites and web servers are provided through the process at this site. This site also contains a method to validate Intranet sites and web servers that have been registered.

Registration ensures that a site or server is a known entity on the Intranet, has been approved for internal use by an executive level sponsor, and that a system administrator and webmaster have been designated.

All IRS Intranet sites and web servers are required to be registered prior to being operational by Enterprise Operations. Failure to comply with this process will result in the exclusion of Intranet sites and web servers from the IRS Intranet.

For additional information, contact Enterprise Operations at *IT EOPSWebRegUpdate.

Answers to frequently asked questions and a Registration User's Guide can be found at https://webreg.web.irs.gov/WebReg/Register/Default.asp.

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