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RSS HMRC customsTaxman 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 shutting down a number of datacentres.... [30 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News The phishing deluge has continued into October, with taxpayers alerting HMRC to 10,000 scam attempts in a single day this month. HMRC has also warned that some fraudsters also sell their victims'... [16 Oct 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Since the HMRC losses it has been demonstrated that both the public and private sectors are equally bad at looking after data," he said. Stewart Room, partner in privacy and information for lawyers Field Fisher... [10 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News According to HMRC, a "small number" of users have had their details and passwords compromised by scammers, who made fraudulent tax refund claims through the account, hoping to route the refunds into their own pockets. [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. Presumably, as soon as they work out how many of the emails are actually scams and how many are... [24 Jul 2009]
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. Current Transport for London CIO Phil... [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 IT department from acting CIO... [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). He will take up the £180,000 per year position in September, where he will oversee 1,400 staff... [02 Jun 2009]
1980s computers hold up taxman's hunt
News By March 2008 a total of 16.2 million Pay As You Earn (PAYE) cases were waiting to be checked manually by HMRC employees to see if the individuals in question were paying the correct level of tax. According to a... [24 Mar 2009]
"We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society"
News The centre will be run by the UK Identity and Passport Service, with input from HMRC, MI5, MI6, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the police. Already e-Borders has screened over 75 million passengers against... [10 Feb 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 CIO. Former Tesco CIO Colin... [27 Jan 2009]
Taxman hunts for new CIO for £1bn IT dept
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now advertising the £180,000 per year position, heading up 1,400 staff and a budget of £1bn in one of the largest IT departments in Europe. According to the... [13 Jan 2009]
HMRC: Data lockdown complete by 2011
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has promised to have the recommendations of the Poynter Review implemented within the next two years. The review was designed to prevent another data debacle like the one that... [08 Jan 2009]
Are you talking to the real taxman?
News HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) warned that fraudsters are flooding the UK with emails pretending to be from the taxman in the run up to the 31 January deadline for filing tax returns online.... [08 Jan 2009]
£71m clawed back from IT tax credits chaos
News In a settlement first announced in 2005, EDS agreed to pay £71.25m to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over problems with the tax credit computer system it designed.silicon.com Financial Services Difficulties... [06 Jan 2009]
