ministry of defence
Troops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts
News The Ministry of Defence has launched an initiative to provide troops in Afghanistan with a range of personal equipment, including portable DVD players, games consoles... [15 Oct 2009]
Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment For instance, the Ministry of Defence failed to appoint a senior responsible owner - a move which it said contributed to the late delivery of a £2.4bn project to provide... [17 Aug 2009]
MoD tells British troops: Go forth and Twitter
News The Ministry of Defence has issued its Online Engagement Guidelines (PDF), 13 pages of recommendations for keeping in touch with friends and family via blogs, social... [10 Aug 2009]
Electronic driving instructors puts thousands of bus drivers through their paces
News Computers that monitor or even control our driving are growing in popularity, with the Ministry of Defence already installing the GreenRoad system in 120 vehicles and Transport for... [04 Aug 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News Failings in computer systems used by the Ministry of Defence led to the loss of almost £300m in payments and equipment, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.... [21 Jul 2009]
Photos: Underwater robots compete to make the biggest splash
Photo The Ministry of Defence normally uses the facility for ship and submarine trials. Nessie recently won the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E), organised by the... [20 Jul 2009]
BT lands £99m comms deal with Ministry of Defence
News BT on Thursday announced a five-year, £99m contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to manage voice and data networks across 197 military bases. The deal broadens the... [17 Jul 2009]
4,000 Indian jobs go as BT brings call centre work back to UK
News In separate news, BT announced it has been awarded a Ministry of Defence contract worth £99m over five years for managed voice and data networks in more than a quarter... [16 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The Ministry of Defence has awarded two comms contracts worth a total of £231m to General Dynamics UK. The deals cover upgrading the UK Armed Forces' Bowman digital... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo Photo credit: Ministry of Defence Pictured here is cabinet newbie defence secretary Bob Ainsworth - the man who, among other tasks, will take over responsibility for... [03 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News Robert Hannigan, the prime minister's security adviser, said the OCS would be about "drawing together what people are already doing in the Ministry of Defence, the intelligence services... [25 Jun 2009]
Signing off a gov't IT contract? Don't move a muscle
News These include 20 projects undertaken by the Ministry of Defence that are set to cost £3bn more than originally planned, and a Department for Transport shared services initiative that... [16 Jun 2009]
Ofcom taps MoD for 2012 Olympics radio spectrum
News It appears that some of the spectrum that will be used for wireless video equipment will have to come from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Civil Aviation Authority... [28 May 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... [07 Apr 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News A number of organisations in recent months have been finding out about those actions: the UK Parliament, Barts and the London NHS Trust, five Sheffield hospitals and the Ministry of... [06 Apr 2009]
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