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RSS government 1bnXerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing government systems to retooling business processes and information technology outsourcing. [28 Sep 2009]
Naked CIO: Speak up for British jobs
Comment Government to offshore more IT jobs? After writing an article criticising the UK government for its lack of foresight with respect to a £1bn investment in UK start-ups, Her Majesty's... [14 Jul 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with telecoms goods, services and client side support under the framework agreement put out by Buying Solutions, the... [10 Jul 2009]
'Post Office workers can't spot ID card fraudsters'
News Plans to cut £1bn from the cost of the ID cards project by making people enrol on the high street could be unworkable, after a government report warned the process could be vulnerable to fraud. This is... [08 Jul 2009]
Naked CIO: The board must follow corporate policy
Comment On a different note the government just announced £1bn of funding for tech start-ups. While I applaud the initiative I am also all too aware the government is still not addressing the... [06 Jul 2009]
£1bn cash for UK's tech start-ups
News The government has announced a venture capital fund for tech start-ups that it hopes one day will top £1bn. The government hopes the fund's cash will eventually reach... [30 Jun 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund, which would be used to loan money to central and local... [29 Jun 2009]
Joe Harley
CIO Profile He also sits on the UK government's CIO Council. The DWP's supplier management processes are now seen as 'best in class' in government and plans are afoot to roll them out to other... [03 Jun 2009]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News The PCeU is already working with government agencies, businesses and banks on investigations into "top end" cyber attacks, including distributed denial of service and malware attacks on key systems, Metropolitan Police... [25 Mar 2009]
Controlling stake in Satyam up for grabs
News The government is hoping the sale of a controlling stake in the company, which has lost around 80 per cent of its market value since January, will restore confidence in Satyam's future, the Sebi said in the statement. [09 Mar 2009]
SMEs to get their hands on banks' £20bn
News The government has introduced measures to give small and medium-sized businesses access to up to £20bn in loan finance, aimed at helping companies during the credit crunch. The package depends on the involvement of UK... [14 Jan 2009]
Satyam customers told: Batten down the hatches
News Parekh and two other senior figures were appointed to Satyam's board by the Indian government after it sacked the previous board on Friday. Analysts are warning Satyam's customers to prepare themselves against the risk... [12 Jan 2009]
Dear Gordon, here's how to spend that £17bn
News Alternatively, the government could go for the budget FTTC option and then spend extra on next-gen wireless technologies to cover the last mile. This patchwork compromise of wired and wireless techs was recommended by a... [06 Jan 2009]
2008: The year in numbers
News The number of ID cards the government expects to issue from next year The number of people affected by government data loss bn The amount a government shared services initiative was... [02 Jan 2009]
Government 'mortgaging our high tech future'
News The UK government has been accused of "mortgaging the future" after it pulled funding for high tech start-ups. Speaking at the Cambridge Enterprise Conference last week, Herriot attacked the government... [22 Sep 2008]
