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RSS gov't'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) a failure. Chair of the PAC, Edward Leigh, said of the programme that was... [03 Nov 2009]
Code red: Cash pleas for struggling home of codebreakers
News A Liberal Democrat MP has asked the government for funding for Bletchley Park, the home of UK codebreaking during World War II. In an early day motion filed on Monday, MP Phil Willis called on the government "to provide operational... [24 Jul 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News A £1bn contract to provide telecoms equipment across the public sector has been put out to tender. Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with telecoms goods, services and... [10 Jul 2009]
'Get the raw data out there ASAP': Berners-Lee
News World wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has published advice as to how more government data can be made available online. In a paper on Thursday, Berners-Lee said the government should "start with low-hanging fruit", by publishing... [26 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News With predictions that a £50bn cut in public services spending is needed by 2020, senior Whitehall figures have indicated that they're open to an increased offshoring of government IT. According to Alexis Cleveland, director of... [24 Jun 2009]
G-Cloud in the sky: The future home for gov't apps
News Communications minister Lord Carter has said that "substantial savings" can be made in public spending by building a government-wide cloud computing platform. In the government's Digital Britain report published yesterday, Carter said... [17 Jun 2009]
Signing off a gov't IT contract? Don't move a muscle
News All major public sector IT purchases should receive the government CIO's stamp of approval before being signed off, according to the government Digital Britain report. The report, published today, comes after a series of government... [16 Jun 2009]
Brown enlists web father to open up gov't data
News Gordon Brown is bringing in the inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to help open up government data. Brown made the announcement in Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, during a speech on constitutional reform. [10 Jun 2009]
Calls for gov't Phorm investigation rejected
News The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ensuring that the behavioural ad-serving technology does... [21 May 2009]
Whitehall hires a Twitter tsar
News The government's deputy CIO has been named as the UK's first director of digital engagement. Andrew Stott, a Cambridge graduate with a degree in mathematics and law who has been deputy CIO since September 2004, started his new job... [14 May 2009]
Gov't denies mass surveillance tech
News The government's electronic eavesdropping agency has denied developing technology that will enable the mass surveillance of UK citizens' web communications. In a press statement on Monday, GCHQ said it would not monitor internet use or... [06 May 2009]
ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett
News MP David Blunkett, architect of the National Identity Scheme, has said there has been a "massive drop" in public confidence in ID cards. Five years ago, most UK residents were in favour of the proposed cards, but this popular support has... [05 May 2009]
"It's about removing barriers which hold business back"
News The government has announced a review of its strategy for promoting UK technology and innovation. Business secretary Peter Mandelson said in a statement on Monday that the government would seek to remove barriers to enable the UK to... [21 Apr 2009]
Inbox: Chip and PIN latest big IDea - and still no readers
Comment Gov't on its way out? The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. ID cards: still with unreadable chips but with added chip... [20 Apr 2009]
"We don't need custom services, we don't need anything fancy"
Comment People and services are always on the mind of Joe Harley, the CIO of the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP deals with 20 million 'customers' per year, paying out in excess of £124bn in benefits annually, and making some 14... [06 Apr 2009]
