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RSS MoD armyMoD tells British troops: Go forth and Twitter
News The statement says, "Current and emerging internet technologies, such as simple self-publishing, sharing of user-generated content, and social networking, are of growing importance to Service and MoD civilian personnel... [10 Aug 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News The NAO report also found the MoD unable to account for £155m-worth of Bowman secure radio systems being used by Army personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. The MoD's problems are the latest... [21 Jul 2009]
BT lands £99m comms deal with Ministry of Defence
News The deal broadens the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) agreement, under which BT is building and managing a co-ordinated communicated infrastructure for the Army, Royal Navy and RAF. BT on Thursday... [17 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The Bowman radios have been used in MoD operations since 2005 and are integrated into more than 13,000 British Army vehicles, together with headquarters, ships and helicopters, according to the... [03 Jul 2009]
Photos: Army tech marches into future
Photo Already used in winter sports and cycling clothing, the MoD has commissioned the company to develop the material for use in army helmets to help reduce head trauma in the event of an impact. Mindsheet is... [11 Mar 2009]
Military intelligence to get £190m link up
News The DII is intended to provide a single information infrastructure serving the army, navy, airforce and central MoD command but has faced criticism from MPs for suffering delays and overspend. The... [11 Feb 2009]
£7bn MoD IT project: Late, overbudget, unloved
News The £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme was intended to provide a single information infrastructure serving the army, navy, airforce and central MoD command but the project is now... [15 Jan 2009]
All-seeing I-Ball gives troops remote skinny on the enemy
News The I-Ball features image stabilisation technology from its creator Edinburgh company Dreampact giving the army high quality video even when it's in flight. The I-Ball has been picked as the winning entry in the Ministry... [17 Nov 2008]
HP-EDS job cuts: "It's business as normal"
News With the MoD, EDS is the primary contractor in the ATLAS consortium, which is delivering the £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure programme to provide a single information infrastructure serving the... [09 Oct 2008]
ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo The MoD showed off the computer games it uses to give army drivers in the Royal Logistics Corps experience of situations they might face in the Middle East. Photo credit: Ministry of Defence... [02 Oct 2008]
Photos: Inside the Army's war games
Photo The MoD has turned to computer games to give army drivers sent to the Middle East some experience of the situations they might encounter in the field. Photo credit: Ministry of Defence... [01 Sep 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News The DII is aimed at improving communication and interoperability by providing a single information infrastructure serving the army, navy, airforce and central MoD command. A Ministry of Defence... [04 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News The MoD's loss of 600,000 personnel and new recruit details was also heavily criticised in a report by Sir Edmund Burton, who blamed poor management by the Army Recruiting and Training Division and its... [25 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News The service, which will support the travel needs of 300,000 Army, Royal Airforce, Royal Navy and MoD personnel, will use corporate travel services company Hogg Robinson Group to negotiate the best deals... [19 Jun 2008]
MoD fights data losses with encryption
News Machines used by the army, navy and RAF will be given password-protected encryption using BeCrypt Disk Protect Baseline solution. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using... [08 May 2008]
