The National Finance Center, which processes loans, withdrawals and fund transfers for the U.S. government’s 401(k) plan, is scheduled to return to full operation today after as it halting some services when it evacuated its New Orleans data facility. New Orleans wound up being spared the full brunt of Ivan’s wrath, as the storm came ashore.
Ivan is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. this summer, following on the heels of Bonnie, Charley, Frances and Gaston. The National Hurricane Center has received a record 200 million visits already during September, but has experienced strong performance throughout.