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Conficker virus hits Parliament PCs
News Engineers at Parliament are working to "act swiftly to clean the computers that are infected", according to the email, the text of which was forwarded to silicon.com by a parliamentary spokesman. Greg Day, security... [27 Mar 2009]
Europe gives nod to €1 price cap for data roaming
News Announced on Tuesday, the new cap is an informal compromise that was agreed between the Industry Committee of the European Parliament and the Czech Presidency of the European Council. The European Commission originally... [26 Mar 2009]
EU backs plans for fat pipe-funding risk to be shared
News Negotiations on their adoption by EU states and the European Parliament are at a delicate stage with a key meeting between the two sides due next week to hammer out a final deal. European Union leaders are set to back... [23 Mar 2009]
Cheaper texts abroad? European Parliament says 'yes'
News The European Parliament announced on Tuesday that its Industry Committee had approved the recommendations of the European Commission. The EU's telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, said in a statement on Tuesday:... [12 Mar 2009]
Thin clients find slim pickings at Defra
News Kennedy told Parliament in a written parliamentary answer yesterday: "Defra carefully considered the promotion of 'thin' clients, which are centrally managed computers with most of the function of the system located in a... [03 Mar 2009]
Pilots want to put the brakes on ID card plan
News The consultation is on the Identity Cards Act Secondary Legislation that will need to be approved by Parliament before ID cards can be issued to airside workers and pilots. The government's controversial ID card project... [16 Feb 2009]
Home Office to widen ID card grasp?
News The Home Office has made a formal request to Parliament to increase the scope of ID cards for foreign nationals. Under the proposed regulations, which are part of government plans, applicants under six categories for UK... [13 Feb 2009]
Satyam scandal, police search row and Apple without Jobs
News January also saw the Home Office reveal it will work with the European Parliament to extend police powers to conduct remote searches on computers. One of January's big stories was Apple CEO Steve Jobs' decision to... [02 Feb 2009]
The nine DWP projects that are 15 years behind schedule
News The figure was revealed in a written answer to Parliament by Jonathan Shaw, minister for disabled people, following a question by Mark Harper, Conservative MP for Forest of Dean. Nine major IT projects underway at the... [21 Jan 2009]
'We'll block police home PC hacks': Security vendors
News The Home Office on Friday said it was working with the European Parliament on plans to extend police powers to conduct remote searches of computers. Two security vendors have said they would block police attempts to hack... [09 Jan 2009]
Full steam ahead for police plans to hack home PCs
News The UK government has agreed to work with the European Parliament on plans to extend police powers to conduct remote searches of computers without a warrant. The Home Office said on Monday it has decided to participate... [05 Jan 2009]
UK Police Authority Supports Investigations With Powerful Solution and Reduces Expenditure by 90 Per Cent
White Paper The Kent Police Authority is one of 43 police authorities in England and Wales established by Parliament for the governance of policing at a local level. The Kent Police had IT infrastructure that was five years old... [28 Nov 2008]
IT problems delay fire control centres
News Khan praised the scheme in a written statement to Parliament yesterday saying: "It will result in greater resilience and collaboration, better information and incident support for firefighters, and a better service to... [27 Nov 2008]
Westminster can't understand Microsoft Word
News Full virtual tours of Parliament will also be available on the www.parliament.uk website by the end of 2009, according to the report - building on the House of Lords Chamber and Library tours already on... [26 Nov 2008]
Future Firecrest tops Foreign Office £686m IT spend
News In response to a written question in Parliament, Gillian Merron, parliamentary under secretary of state for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), revealed the department is working on eight multimillion-pound IT... [25 Nov 2008]
