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News The report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that up to £880m in pay as you earn (Paye) taxes had not been collected each year, while other taxpayers had overpaid by up to £340m. He pointed to the NAO's findings that the HMRC calculates the...
[02 Apr 2008]
News The online services for the DVLA, Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency were singled out for praise in a report by public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO).
[16 Jan 2008]
News At the investigation's peak, 47 detectives from the Met's Specialist and Economic Crime Command were charged with searching for the two CDs that went missing in October last year after a junior official at the HMRC sent them unrecorded in the post...
[14 Jan 2008]
News A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the quality of government data systems said although these systems were broadly appropriate, 35 per cent need strengthening to be resilient enough for purpose.
[20 Dec 2007]
News Emails released by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveal HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) did not strip out bank account and other sensitive details contained on the two CDs that have gone missing because of the extra cost it could have incurred.
[23 Nov 2007]
News They were posted by a junior HMRC official through its internal mail provider TNT to the National Audit Office (NAO) on 18 October. An anonymous silicon.com reader from Hove said the episode involves "procedural and supervision failures" both at...
[22 Nov 2007]
News The timeline of events shows the National Audit Office (NAO) requested the National Insurance numbers of everyone on the child benefit database from HMRC in March and a junior HMRC official - ignoring standing procedures relating to the security...
[21 Nov 2007]
News Public sector bodies are wasting around £70m each year by failing to regularly replace their IT equipment, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. Head of the NAO, John Bourn, said the government needs to better understand the trade-offs...
[31 Jul 2007]
Comment The NAO branded the project, "one of the worst public administration scandals of modern times".silicon.com Public Sector An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that 'go live' of the system had been authorised, despite the CSA and...
[24 Jul 2007]
Comment The NAO branded the project "one of the worst public administration scandals of modern times". An investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that go-live of the system had been authorised, despite the CSA and its supplier being aware...
[20 Jun 2007]
News The NAO report said the central procurement of contracts included a sound balance of incentives and penalties, saving the NHS £4.5bn. A major report into the NHS IT project by the National Audit Office (NAO) last year provoked more controversy over...
[18 Jun 2007]
News The spokesperson also praised the team of national clinical leads administering much of the project, and noted that a National Audit Office (NAO) report into the NPfIT, released in June 2006, "complimented the work" they had carried out.
[20 Feb 2007]
Comment I'm glad this particular angle is getting more play - and glad our story went live at midnight, as the NAO report was officially made public. I've written and read a lot in the past few years about how the 2008 Beijing Olympics are very much about...
[07 Feb 2007]
News A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on ePassports said the IPS has "successfully completed the project" with a total set-up cost of £61m, just under the budget of £63m. The IPS will remedy any problems during this warranty period...
[06 Feb 2007]
News Government could save up to £810m by making better use of consultants, says the National Audit Office (NAO). In the 2005-06 year, central government spent £1.8bn on consultants while the public sector as a whole spent £2.8bn, according to figures...
[15 Dec 2006]
News The figures are revealed in the latest National Audit Office (NAO) report Delivering successful IT-enabled business change, which says the changes are difficult to interpret. The NAO report also draws on case studies of 15 central and local...
[16 Nov 2006]
News According to the National Audit Office (NAO) report into the delays to the EU's Single Payment Scheme, which is worth £1.5bn to 116,000 farmers across England, the risks and complexities of the project were not fully appreciated.
[18 Oct 2006]
Round-Up A spokesman for the NAO confirmed to silicon.com that the document was 'on the level'. It seems a little more work is needed within the NAO on setting up PDFs. If we promise you this week's Round-Up contains amazing stories of intrigue and scandal...
[08 Sep 2006]
News A spokesman for the National Audit Office (NAO), which is to carry out the report, said the topic has not yet been set: "With a large ongoing project like this there will be a series of reports. The last NAO report on the NHS IT project, published...
[05 Sep 2006]
News Whitehall spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) recently praised the handover of the Aspire contract but also warned that the total cost of the 10-year deal could double to £6bn. The annual pay packet of HM Revenue & Customs' IT chief...
[15 Aug 2006]
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