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PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News He said: "I can confirm that, to meet future security needs, we have set aside funds to modernise our interception capability; that, at GCHQ and in the Secret Intelligence Service, we are developing new technical capabilities to root out terrorism... [20 Mar 2008]
Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT
News The organisation uses the GSi Remote Worker Service from Cable & Wireless to ensure it complies with the Communications Electronics Security Group (the information assurance arm of GCHQ) rules on secure remote connectivity to government networks. [18 Mar 2008]
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Comment Photos: GCHQ aims to recruit with in-game ads' What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [25 Oct 2007]
Photos: GCHQ aims to recruit with in-game ads
Photo The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has launched what it claims is the world's first in-game recruitment advertising campaign. The GCHQ is an intelligence and security organisation that reports to the Foreign Secretary and works with... [23 Oct 2007]
Biggest spenders on IT in government revealed
News In the financial year 2005/06 the parts of the public sector represented on the CIO Council (not including the Government Communications Headquarters, GCHQ) spent £12.4bn on a range of IT, according to figures published today in the... [10 Jan 2007]
Government plagued by raft of PC thefts
News The government also has policies to protect data assets with encryption products that have been approved by GCHQ. The UK government has suffered at least 122 computer thefts this year. The Home Office was hit hardest of all government departments... [13 Jul 2005]
Tories hit out at '£2bn government IT overspend'
News Projects said to be over budget are the courts computer, which was originally due to cost £146m but is now at £400m, the GCHQ IT upgrade which rose to £450m, and the new national insurance payments system which ended up at £90m over projected costs. [09 Jun 2005]
5 years ago: Ofsted red-faced over software blunder
News The government still have trouble controlling IT budgets, with both Customs and GCHQ experiencing runaway budgets. 18.01.2000:The UK government's school inspection agency, Ofsted, is being forced to delay the launch of its flagship software project... [18 Jan 2005]
British Government Communications Headquarters Implements Strategic Enterprise Service Management Solution
White Paper To successfully face the challenges of accelerating technological change, GCHQ required an Enterprise Management solution for its highly complex, distributed IT infrastructure. The HP OpenView Service Desk based solution gives GCHQ significantly... [17 Dec 2004]
Five years ago: Government plays down e-Envoy rumours
News He will inherit a legacy of bungled tech rollouts, the most recent of which saw IT costs for the GCHQ spy centre rise from an estimated £41m to around £450m. 28.06.1999: The DTI today threw cold water on reports that an e-Envoy - a special... [28 Jun 2004]
Leader: £400m extra for government spy centre?
Leader The revelation today by MPs that the government's GCHQ spy centre underestimated the IT transition costs of moving to a new building by £400m - yes, you read that right, £400m - is shocking for a number of reasons. [15 Jun 2004]
MPs slam spiralling IT costs of new GCHQ spy centre
News MPs have slammed the government's PFI deal for the new GCHQ spy headquarters after it was revealed IT costs rose tenfold from £41m to £450m. The transfer of GCHQ to its purpose-built 'doughnut' listening post building in Cheltenham took place last... [15 Jun 2004]
The database will be the downfall of the ID card, say experts
News Certain government officials have the right to view it without having to present any justification - the head of the intelligence services, for example, and GCHQ. Whether you're happy to carry an ID card or terrified at the prospect, no one can... [20 May 2004]
C&W secures £8m Group 4 outsourcing deal
News Global Solutions business includes the running of prisons, young offenders' institutes, the transport of hospital patients and even the building and servicing of the new GCHQ. Cable & Wireless has won an £8m communications-outsourcing deal with... [26 Apr 2004]
Liability and Computer Security: Nine Principles
White Paper Banks use computer security mechanisms to transfer liability to their customers; companies use them to transfer liability to their insurers, or (via the public prosecutor) to the taxpayer; and they are also used to shift the blame to other... [24 Feb 2004]
