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iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo Pictured here is cabinet newbie defence secretary Bob Ainsworth - the man who, among other tasks, will take over responsibility for managing the £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure tech change programme. [03 Jul 2009]
MoD admits losing nearly 2m recruits' details
News Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, told parliament yesterday an MoD portable hard disk lost by contractor EDS may contain the details of up to 1.7 million people on the TAFMIS (training administration and... [14 Oct 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News Defence minister Bob Ainsworth admitted that 4,433 ID cards disappeared in 2006 and a further 6,812 went missing from July 2006 to December 2007. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military... [13 Mar 2008]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo Bob Ainsworth, Armed Forces minister, said in a statement: "Training is a vital part of force protection. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator equipment to provide more realistic... [22 Oct 2007]
Police seize drugs and stolen goods using licence plate readers
News Home Office minister, Bob Ainsworth, said the technology led to arrest rates of 10 times the national average and will improve police efficiency. Police forces across the UK are set to adopt high-tech vehicle number... [29 May 2003]
Police brains subject of 15-year radiation study
News Home Office Minister Bob Ainsworth announced the investigation and backed the Tetra-based system, which has come in for criticism in the past, not least from the National Audit Office which has expressed concern about... [23 May 2003]
Data retention in the UK: It's a whole new ball game...
News Introducing the consultation documents, Bob Ainsworth MP, parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Home Office, said a "double lock" would be applied to make sure that requests are proportional. Agencies would have... [11 Mar 2003]
Police: Don't downplay online crime
News Speaking with DCS Hynds at the conference will be Bob Ainsworth MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office, and Scott Charney, Chief Security Strategist for Microsoft. The number of organised criminals... [09 Dec 2002]
Voters @ a loss over how to contact their MPs
News Peter Ainsworth, East Surrey (Conservative) 36 mins In the run up to the UK's first 'e-lection', silicon.com challenged 500 MPs to answer a simple question via email, to find out which politicians practice what they preach. [20 May 2001]