HMRC cio
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News He will take up the £180,000 per year position in September, where he will oversee 1,400 staff and a budget of £1bn, making the HMRC one of the largest IT departments in Europe. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with... [30 Jun 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment From TfL to HMRC, CIO Phil Pavitt talks to silicon.com about the nerves surrounding his new role, cleaning up outsourcing deals, and why he wants to make IT boring I do not feel that my approach [to... [26 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... [02 Jun 2009]
CIO Job Report: Movers and shakers
News As member of the board, the 2007 CNET Networks UK Technology Awards CIO of the Year will contribute to the HMRC's strategic leadership. The HMRC is in the market for a new... [27 Jan 2009]
Taxman hunts for new CIO for £1bn IT dept
News Former T-Mobile executive Deepak Singh has been acting CIO since the previous incumbent Steve Lamey was promoted to COO at the HMRC in October 2007. A spokeswoman for the HMRC said: "It... [13 Jan 2009]
Former Tesco CIO joins HMRC
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has snapped up former Tesco CIO Colin Cobain as a non-executive director. Cobain, who stepped down from Tesco in 2007 after six years with the retail giant, will sit on the... [06 Jan 2009]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment Yesterday we revealed there have been 30 data losses in central government, 50 in public sector organisations and 17 in local government in the months since the HMRC embarrassed itself. Perhaps civil servants have been... [26 Jun 2008]
Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Two government departments - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency showcased their environmental credentials at the Green IT 08 event. HMRC has about 100,000 PCs and 6,600... [09 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment When you read a proposal like this, it's very easy to understand why there are so many governmentt IT project problems and disasters like the HMRC data loss. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up... [10 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment There is the regular loss of confidential personal data by large companies and government agencies, such as HMRC, or, at the more sophisticated end of the spectrum, advanced identity theft from persistent bots and new... [27 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment However inadequate the HMRC site might be, surely it's asking for trouble if you delay making your return until the last possible date? Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site... [07 Feb 2008]
Stories of the month - January 2008
News Taxpayer stung by £2.25m HMRC apology But one group not down with the social networking trend is CIOs - a poll of silicon.com's CIO Jury IT user panel found most snubbed Facebook because of the amount of... [30 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.01.08
Round-Up The government has this week admitted it cost £2.25m to send letters of apology to people affected by the loss of millions of child benefit records by HMRC. If you were one of the unlucky 25 million on the... [18 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…
Comment HMRC doesn't have any money, either way this will end up as a cost to the taxpayer. The police are not HMRC's lackeys at their beck and call to come and look for lost filing on demand, so it's only right... [17 Jan 2008]
Stories of the year
News In the wake of the breach, HMRC has been criticised by security experts and CIOs. But one of the biggest stories of 2007 - and not just in the tech world - turned up in October when two password-protected CDs containing... [14 Dec 2007]