I have sent an email to the irs help desk, but wondering if anyone is having the same issue that I am.  I am able to login (sometimes), but after taking lots of time to get through the different steps eventually I get an error that says "An internal error has occurred within the FIRE system, we are sorry for the inconvenience.  You have been logged out.  Please log back in to continue your session."  It then provides a phone number that gives ZERO assistance when you call.  Is anyone else receiving the same message?  I have been unable to make it all the way to the screen where I can submit 1099's.