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Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News The MoD's problems are the latest blot on Whitehall's troubled track record when it comes to managing computer systems, ranging from the Department of Health's flawed £12.7bn National Programme for IT to the Cabinet... [21 Jul 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News In the past, all government IT security training has been the charge of the Cabinet Office, through the office of the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA). However, the... [01 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The Cabinet Office official said the government would try to respond to attacks on UK systems by recourse to the law: "Whenever we can, we will pursue criminals through legal frameworks, but that only... [25 Jun 2009]
Two-thirds of UK's top IT security jobs unfilled
News Sharon Wiltshire is chairman of the Infosec Training Paths & Competencies (ITPC) scheme at the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, a unit within the Cabinet Office. Wiltshire said the... [03 Feb 2009]
MoD breach: Data goes missing from "secure location"
News This came to light during a priority audit EDS are conducting to comply with the Cabinet Office data-handling review. IT contractor EDS has lost a hard drive containing Ministry of... [10 Oct 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News The national response to cyber attacks is co-ordinated by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, which is part of the Cabinet Office. We discussed the issue in a Cabinet meeting... [16 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys squashed by Whitehall data ban
News The devices have fallen foul of the department-wide ban imposed by cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell in the wake of the revelations about the Ministry of Defence data loss last month that resulted from... [04 Feb 2008]
The CIOs transforming government IT
Comment The Cabinet Office's Transformational Government progress report earlier this year revealed the public sector spent £12.4bn - £3.3bn of that in local government - on IT during the financial year 2005/2006. [27 Jun 2007]
A litany of disasters has made shared services easy to swallow
Comment The Cabinet Office has developed a team tasked with the responsibility of accelerating the take-up of shared services and developing the strategy for all the government departments to converge and... [20 Jun 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
CIO Analysis The Cabinet Office's Transformational Government progress report earlier this year revealed the public sector spent £12.4bn - £3.3bn of that in local government - on IT during the financial year 2005/2006. [06 Jun 2007]
Gov blasted over budget-bloating IT projects
News However, the Cabinet Office downplayed the news, saying it spent £12.4bn per year on IT projects and adding that £1bn over five years is a small percentage of the total. The Ministry of... [14 May 2007]
Public sector lacks data-security sense
News Lieutenant general Sir Edmund Burton, a key advisor to the Cabinet Office on information assurance issues, said that with the exception of the police, defence and intelligence... [02 Feb 2007]
Man charged over stolen Cabinet Office laptop
News Police have charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole a laptop from the Cabinet Office on Monday, according to Scotland Yard. The government has admitted that a total of three laptops have been... [31 Jul 2003]
Hague promises a techno government
News At the same time, shadow Cabinet Office minister Andrew Lansley attacked the current government's method of setting targets for the electronic delivery of public services. For example, it currently costs... [21 Mar 2001]
Confusion 2000: The betrayal of Gwynneth Flower
Comment The Cabinet Office has also distanced itself from Flower's comments. The varied predictions from Action 2000, the Cabinet Office and Taskforce 2000 simply don't add up.... [18 Dec 1998]
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