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RSS MPOffshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News Labour MP Tom Watson, who takes a special interest in matters relating to technology and the internet, told silicon.com offshoring can be beneficial for government if done correctly. After years of resistance to... [03 Aug 2009]
Code red: Cash pleas for struggling home of codebreakers
News A Liberal Democrat MP has asked the government for funding for Bletchley Park, the home of UK codebreaking during World War II. In an early day motion filed on Monday, MP Phil Willis called on the... [24 Jul 2009]
'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament
News McKinnon's MP David Burrowes, who is also the shadow minister for justice, said in the debate that "those that have special needs often do not get the justice they deserve. The Conservative Party has championed the case... [16 Jul 2009]
'Post Office workers can't spot ID card fraudsters'
News Chairman of the Business and Enterprise Committee, Conservative MP Peter Luff, said he believes enrolment services would be able to take place at larger Post Offices - but only at a cost. Plans to cut £1bn from the cost... [08 Jul 2009]
Labour politician joins calls to scrap ID cards
News In an extensive parliamentary debate yesterday, Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay added his voice to those calling for the £5bn scheme to be scrapped. The Home Secretary faced similar calls to scrap the scheme from Conservative... [07 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund, which would be used to loan money to central and local government... [29 Jun 2009]
Siemens' Recognition Equipment, Powered by AMD Athlon MP Processors, Speeds U.S. Postal Service Delivery and Boosts Efficiency
White Paper USPS deployed AMD Athlon MP processor in 2001, Siemens began evaluating its potential for powering their OCR System for the Upgraded Flats Sorting Machine 1000 (UFSM1000). The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivers more... [12 Jun 2009]
Cadalyst 2P Workstation Review Proves There's More to Performance
White Paper Xi had chosen to build its Xi 2400 MTower MP using 1.2GHz AMD Athlon MP processors. Xi Computer Corporation deployed AMD-760MP chipset used with AMD Athlon MP Processors is critical to... [12 Jun 2009]
Whitehall: DIY tech to protect against public service knife
News She added that sites such as the MP information site theyworkforyou.com show how a publicly produced site can be better designed and more informative than its official counterpart, saying the site is used by staff within... [11 Jun 2009]
Using Formats, MP Connect, and Other SAS Efficiency Techniques to Save Time and Disk Space
White Paper By using format tables and eliminating sorts and merges, reducing repeated passes through the data, and the use of MP connect for independent processes processing time and temporary storage can be reduced by over 50... [29 May 2009]
Manchester public will get first UK ID cards
News The news received a mixed reception in Manchester, with Liberal Democrat John Leech, MP for Manchester, Withington, warning the government the pilot would be hamstrung by a lack of volunteers willing to pay £30 for a card. [06 May 2009]
ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett
News MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been a "massive drop" in public confidence in ID cards. The MP for Sheffield Brightside said the government has been... [05 May 2009]
Half of Brits loving e-democracy
News In addition, while 60 per cent of respondents polled reckon the internet has made it easier for them to engage in 'citizen participation activities' - such as contacting an MP or signing a petition - those from deprived... [23 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.02.09
Round-Up Earlier this week, a number of people received an email from the Blackburn MP and UK Justice Secretary Jack Straw begging for $3,000 to get him back home after he admitted losing his wallet while on charity work in Africa. [27 Feb 2009]
NHS critical IT faults leap 80 per cent
News The figures were revealed in a written parliamentary answer to Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb.silicon.com Public Sector The number of severe faults in NHS computer systems has almost doubled over the last three years. [02 Feb 2009]
