ministry of defence
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for breaching the Data Protection Act.... [25 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set up and managed by Capgemini. The service, which will support the travel needs... [19 Jun 2008]
Taxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The sell-off of the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) tech research firm, QinetiQ, saw the taxpayer missing out on almost £100m, a public spending watchdog has found.... [10 Jun 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. Seven metres long, with two... [30 May 2008]
EDS customers advised to look for price cuts
News EDS is responsible for and has delivered some of the biggest projects in the UK public sector, including the criticised £5bn Ministry of Defence,... [21 May 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software. The package will be used to protect data which has a Restricted classification or less, and will now... [08 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced by the UK armed forces. The challenge is to create a... [06 May 2008]
Photos: The Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Photo The brothers were commissioned to build the machine by the Ministry of Supply to make a small and inexpensive analogue computer for commercial use. Seven metres long, with two ramjet engines and four... [01 May 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News The criticism follows a number of high-profile UK government data breaches recently, including the HMRC loss, numerous losses from the Ministry of Defence, and losses... [30 Apr 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major Shepherd said: "As part of our commitment to duty of care, we have an obligation for the safety... [04 Apr 2008]
Whitehall laptop ban hits driving agency performance
News The ban on removal of laptops and portable devices with unencrypted personal data was introduced across all government departments in the wake of a string of high profile data losses,... [04 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Recent reports of government data losses include the loss of three laptops by the Ministry of Defence containing personal details of... [01 Apr 2008]
More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001
News In addition to these figures, the Ministry of Defence has previously admitted to losing 347 laptops since 2004. Back in February silicon.com reported several departments - including the... [01 Apr 2008]
Driver agency plugs data leaks
News Recent reports of data losses include the loss of three laptops by the Ministry of Defence containing personal details of 600,000... [28 Mar 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. Defence minister Bob Ainsworth... [13 Mar 2008]
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