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RSS 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. HM Revenue and... [30 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News According to HM Revenue & Customs, a record 83,000 such phishing attempts were reported in September. The number of scam emails offering fake tax refunds hit an all-time high last month. The phishing deluge has continued... [16 Oct 2009]
ADACOM Undertakes the Public Project for the Development of the Certification Practice Statement and Certification Policy for the Use of PKI in the Electronic Applications of the Greek Taxation
White Paper Currently, the most important implemented projects are TAXIS for the taxation, TaxisNet for the online service of the taxpayers and enterprises, and ICISnet for customs. General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS)... [01 Oct 2009]
VeriSign PKI-Based Certificates Are Rock Solid: From the Tumultuous Launch of the Integrated Cargo System to Today
White Paper Representing 250 customs brokers and freight forwarding businesses in Australia, the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc. CBFCA) is an industry association that represents members'... [19 Sep 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Stewart Room, partner in privacy and information for lawyers Field Fisher Waterhouse, said that the private sector has less regulation in place to keep data secure compared to the public sector, which saw additional data handling... [10 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News HM Revenue and Customs is warning taxpayers who file their tax self-assessments online to be especially wary of fraudsters after finding passwords for the service are being hijacked. According to HMRC, a "small number"... [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. Phishing has become a constant nuisance for the good denizens of Planet Interweb. Rarely a day goes by when you... [24 Jul 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News Twelve different government departments were represented [at the workshop], including the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office, HM Revenue & Customs, and the National Policing Improvements Agency," the... [01 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News Current Transport for London CIO Phil Pavitt will join HM Revenue and Customs from this September. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with all the latest CIO job moves and changes with our regular CIO Job Report. [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 Deepak Singh. [26 Jun 2009]
A Single Voice/Data Network Increases Daniel Silva's Productivity and Profits
White Paper Moving its main office was the perfect opportunity for freight forwarders and customs broker Daniel Silva Ltd.to reduce communications costs and increase productivity. System demonstrations confirmed the high voice... [12 Jun 2009]
Phil Pavitt
CIO Profile Phil Pavitt has been appointed the next CIO of HM Revenue and Customs, one of the biggest jobs a CIO can take on in the UK, and is due to start in September. Until then he remains group CIO for Transport for London... [03 Jun 2009]
When will organisations pay for data breaches?
Comment The first big story, in November 2007, was HM Revenue and Customs' loss of discs containing child benefit data on 25 million people. More than a year after appearing on the statute books, the info watchdog's power to... [02 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 and a budget of... [02 Jun 2009]
CAAAREM Improves Online Information Analysis With a Reliable, Integrated Information System
White Paper The Mexican Confederation of Associations of Customs Brokers (CAAAREM) wanted to create an integrated information system that enables customs brokers and associations to analyze government information... [30 May 2009]
