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RSS modTroops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts
News An MoD spokesman said: "The lads on the front line will be able to choose from the gifts and gadgets. The MoD hopes the Operational Welfare Fund will also cut down on the number of special flights and... [15 Oct 2009]
MoD tells British troops: Go forth and Twitter
News The statement says, "Current and emerging internet technologies, such as simple self-publishing, sharing of user-generated content, and social networking, are of growing importance to Service and MoD civilian personnel... [10 Aug 2009]
Labyrinthine IT systems lose MoD almost £300m
News The MoD's problems are the latest blot on Whitehall's troubled track record when it comes to managing computer systems, ranging from the Department of Health's flawed £12.7bn National Programme for IT to the Cabinet... [21 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. BT said the new deal will enable it to standardise services and make... [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 of a million MoD assets, including buildings, comms... [16 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The MoD said the first contract, worth £119m, will update and refresh the system's capabilities over its lifetime to reflect tech advances. The Bowman radios have been used in MoD operations since 2005... [03 Jul 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 and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. [28 May 2009]
Photos: Army tech marches into future
Photo Mindsheet is one of a number of small- to medium-sized businesses that have recently won contracts from the MoD to develop and test technology for potential deployment with the military in the future.silicon.com went to... [11 Mar 2009]
MoD awards tech deals worth £14m
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded three tech contracts totalling £14m in investment and providing work for 14 UK-based companies. According to the Official Journal of the European Union - which publishes public... [18 Feb 2009]
Military intelligence to get £190m link up
News The MoD is to link up its intelligence operatives worldwide in the latest phase of a project to replace hundreds of legacy computer systems. The work will allow intelligence agents and operations staff across the... [11 Feb 2009]
Satyam scandal, police search row and Apple without Jobs
News Sticking with security, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had disabled computer systems on Royal Navy warships, following the detection of a virus on a MoD network. One of January's big stories... [02 Feb 2009]
Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment First the NHS, now the MoD - do these people not use antivirus software? Roger, if you can point me in the direction of the AV software that is guaranteed to stop ALL viruses forever I am sure that the NHS and the... [23 Jan 2009]
Warship computers scuttled after virus attack
News A number of the MoD's 282,000 staff were left without email or internet access after the MoD took the decision to shut down machines following the virus infection last week, including those on a number... [16 Jan 2009]
£7bn MoD IT project: Late, overbudget, unloved
News An MoD project to replace hundreds of legacy computer systems is not only behind schedule and overbudget but it's also failing to impress users, according to the government's spending watchdog. The £7.1bn Defence... [15 Jan 2009]
Battlefield tech busts budget by £141m
News But performance remains variable and, until the MoD and the defence industry improve their decision-making processes and show sustained learning from previous projects, value for money will not be consistently delivered. [17 Dec 2008]
