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News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID... [20 Feb 2008]
ID cards: What's the latest?
News PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate but Gordon Brown accused of "dithering" Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? The project has never been far from the pages of... [29 Jan 2008]
Stolen M&S laptop contains 26,000 pension details
News Last year Gordon Brown announced that the ICO would be given increased powers to conduct spot checks of government departments. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for... [25 Jan 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News Critics of the scheme said the perceived two-year slip in the widespread rollout of the cards is another sign of wavering support among Gordon Brown's government for ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID... [24 Jan 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News Opponents have seized on the revelations as evidence that Gordon Brown's government is cooling towards ID cards. Brown was already accused of wavering in his support for the scheme... [23 Jan 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. No2ID's national co-ordinator Phil Booth... [10 Jan 2008]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News In November, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the ICO the power to conduct spot checks on government departments, in light of the HM Revenue & Customs breach which saw 25 million child benefit claimants'... [10 Dec 2007]
Gordon Brown orders data security spot checks
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown said all government departments and agencies will also have their procedures for the storage and use of data checked by security experts. Brown also... [22 Nov 2007]
PM backs flexible working for UK parents
News UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a review to determine how the current right to request flexible working can be extended to parents of older children. Around 14 million UK employees work... [08 Nov 2007]
ID cards not about to be scrapped, says gov't
News The Guardian reported yesterday that Gordon Brown had ordered a review of the technology to be used in the scheme due to cost. The ID cards scheme will not be scrapped, despite rumours to the contrary,... [06 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...
Comment Just another GB (that's Gordon Brown) stealth tax? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest... [18 Oct 2007]
Army fires up wi-fi for troops
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a statement: "In recognition for the work of all our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan - and to help our troops stay in touch with home - we will provide additional... [09 Oct 2007]
Police to be armed with 10,000 handhelds
News Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to arm police with thousands of "handheld computers" so officers can make more effective use of their time and increase the amount of frontline policing they do. [26 Sep 2007]
The CIO revolution in public sector IT: The next phase
Comment It was encouraging therefore to see Gordon Brown appoint Varney as his adviser on public service transformation. The next few years will be critical in showing the real value of IT in the successful... [31 Aug 2007]
Evesham pins bankruptcy blame on Brown
News Then Chancellor Gordon Brown announced in March 2006 that he was to pull the plug on the scheme, a decision which placed Evesham in a delicate financial position. Evesham Technology fell into... [07 Aug 2007]
