HM revenue and customs
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will reduce the £840m it currently spends on IT each year by ditching or shrinking the size of 40 computer systems and... [30 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News According to HM Revenue & Customs, a record 83,000 such phishing attempts were reported in September. The number of scam emails offering fake tax refunds hit an all-time high last month.... [16 Oct 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Stewart Room, partner in privacy and information for lawyers Field Fisher Waterhouse, said that the private sector has less regulation in place to keep data secure compared to the public sector, which saw additional data... [10 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News HM Revenue and Customs is warning taxpayers who file their tax self-assessments online to be especially wary of fraudsters after finding passwords for the service are... [06 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.07.09
Round-Up This week it's the turn of HM Revenue and Customs, or at least phishing villains purporting to be HMRC. Phishing has become a constant nuisance for the good denizens of... [24 Jul 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News Twelve different government departments were represented [at the workshop], including the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office, HM Revenue & Customs,... [01 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News Current Transport for London CIO Phil Pavitt will join HM Revenue and Customs from this September. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with all the latest CIO job moves... [30 Jun 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment From September, current Transport for London (TfL) CIO Phil Pavitt - who featured on this year's silicon.com CIO50 - will take over HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) £1bn... [26 Jun 2009]
Phil Pavitt
CIO Profile Phil Pavitt has been appointed the next CIO of HM Revenue and Customs, one of the biggest jobs a CIO can take on in the UK, and is due to start in... [03 Jun 2009]
When will organisations pay for data breaches?
Comment The first big story, in November 2007, was HM Revenue and Customs' loss of discs containing child benefit data on 25 million people. More than a year after appearing on... [02 Jun 2009]
Exclusive: HMRC names new CIO
News Transport for London (TfL) CIO Phil Pavitt has been appointed the new CIO of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As HMRC CIO, Pavitt will also oversee the £2.8bn Aspire... [02 Jun 2009]
Inside the government's Facebook monitoring plans
News Speaking at the launch of a consultation entitled Protecting the Public in a Changing Communications Environment, Jacqui Smith said it is essential for such information to be easily accessible by public authorities, including the police,... [27 Apr 2009]
A public sector romance and 10 per cent UK headcount cut
News The company has also been bidding to deliver systems for the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, the Home Office... [07 Apr 2009]
1980s computers hold up taxman's hunt
News The NIRS system will decrease the number of PAYE cases that have to be checked manually, by allowing all information on individuals to be shown alongside their national insurance record and providing HM... [24 Mar 2009]
Indian tech giants to transform UK government?
News After years of having a small government IT footprint, TCS revealed it is bidding on contracts to work on IT systems in the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue... [16 Feb 2009]
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