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Tony Mather
CIO Profile A key current priority is the FCO's Future Firecrest project which is aiming to enable more modern and mobile ways of working by upgrading the department's global IT infrastructure. Or in his words making the... [03 Jun 2009]
How tech is making FCO 'more foreign, less office'
Comment The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) started life in the aftermath of the American War of Independence - with the first UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs being appointed in 1782. Purpose-built offices came a... [04 Feb 2009]
FCO deal gets emergency passports travelling quicker
News Under the deal, Logica will introduce a workflow system to manage and simplify the issuing process in accordance with FCO policy and procedure. The software supplied will replace manual systems which Tony Bates,... [02 Feb 2009]
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]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has overspent on two IT projects which has forced it to rethink some of its development plans. The cost of implementing the revamped FCO Telecommunications... [07 Jul 2008]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile Tony Mather joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) as CIO in May last year as a board member reporting directly to the department's permanent under secretary (equivalent to a private sector CEO). [11 Jun 2008]
Foreign Office admits data breach
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been found to have breached the Data Protection Act following an investigation. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated the FCO after... [14 Nov 2007]
UK embassies to get £11.5m web platform
News As part of the five-year deal LogicaCMG will completely replace the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) current web platform, which handles 24 million visitors per year, such as British travellers looking for advice... [19 Feb 2007]
Delayed £53m Foreign Office IT system slammed by MPs
News MPs have slammed the problematic and delayed rollout of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) £53m Prism enterprise resource planning system, blaming the failings on poor planning, exaggerated benefits and a lack... [09 Mar 2006]
Foreign Office faces up to biometric passports
News The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is spending £5m to equip embassies and consulates around the world with the technology to issue biometric passports. FCO director of consular services Paul... [25 Jul 2005]
Foreign Office signs £6m Microsoft deal
News The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has signed a three-year, £6m deal with Microsoft for IT support and new software applications licences. The new deal, signed yesterday, will ensure a "modern and efficient IT... [30 Jun 2005]
HP and Foreign Office in £320m PPP IT deal
News The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is to spend £320m on a public private partnership (PPP) deal with Hewlett-Packard for the upgrade of its global IT infrastructure. The FCO said the seven-year... [17 Feb 2005]
Leader: Does Gates' gong equal an endorsement of Microsoft practices?
Leader In fact, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it is as much his services to enterprise which have won him a trip to the palace.silicon.com pressed the FCO on the issue only to be told in essence that the government... [26 Jan 2004]
Government websites struggling in time of war
News The FCO website is an important point of contact for UK residents abroad, living in regions affected by the current situation in Iraq. Key websites that are meant for sharing information about the ongoing military action... [20 Mar 2003]
Cap Gemini wins £53m diplomatic contract
News Cap Gemini has won the lead role in a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) project to wire-up Britain's diplomats around the world. The FCO said Cap Gemini had the "most economically advantageous... [18 Feb 2002]
