defence information infrastructure
Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment Take for example the £7.2bn Defence Information Infrastructure or the £513m National Offender Management Information Service. For instance, the Ministry of... [17 Aug 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News The NAO report isn't the first instance of problems with IT at the Ministry of Defence: the £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure programme to provide a single... [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. The... [17 Jul 2009]
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... [03 Jul 2009]
Why Google's security arm doesn't have a war room
News The computer security industry historically borrows military defence concepts to combat digital threats, literally creating war rooms where experts follow attacks in progress on huge screens with phones ringing off the... [02 Jul 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News As part of the government's Cyber Security Strategy, a Cyber Security Operations Centre is being set up in Cheltenham to co-ordinate UK systems infrastructure defence and attack capabilities. The... [01 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News As well as cyber defence and cyber attack co-ordination, the OCS will act as a conduit for information security collaboration between government and industry experts. Robert Hannigan, the prime... [25 Jun 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo The Ministry of Defence chose March to show off a selection of its robots as part of the unveiling of its Defence Technology Plan. Atos Origin - the company leading the consortium of IT companies... [07 Apr 2009]
Military intelligence to get £190m link up
News The £191m stage of the £7.1bn Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme, will build and link networks capable of handling material classified as "Above Secret". The DII... [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,... [15 Jan 2009]
Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News Sustained cyber espionage attacks are being waged on companies that play a key role in the UK national infrastructure, a UK cyber defence chief has warned. That was the warning from Mark Oram, head of... [29 Oct 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... [09 Oct 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News Second permanent under secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Sir Ian Andrews, told the committee the ministry would reduce the number of machines through the Defence Information... [16 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News Defence Information Infrastructure Programme (DII) found that problems with the rollout of the hardware and "persistent weaknesses" in the core software have led to significant delays. A... [04 Jul 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News He said there are several layers of defence on the domestic front, ranging from computer emergency response teams protecting the public sector, to the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure... [16 Jun 2008]
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