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RSS naoWas £26bn IT savings claim sexed up?
News The committee says that an earlier report by the NAO in 2006 found that the Treasury had overestimated the savings made under the Gershon programme, with the Treasury reporting a £13.3bn saving compared to actual savings... [29 Jul 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. According to an NAO report into the... [21 Jul 2009]
Prisoner database hit by delays, budget blowout
News The projected spend on the system has now risen to £513m, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. According to the NAO, the National Offender Management Service (Noms) - the body in charge... [12 Mar 2009]
The nine DWP projects that are 15 years behind schedule
News However, the Department has strengthened its project governance in line with NAO recommendations to ensure that project costs and timetables are kept on track, or changes are justified. Nine major IT projects underway at... [21 Jan 2009]
£7bn MoD IT project: Late, overbudget, unloved
News The PAC report follows a National Audit Office (NAO) report last July which found the DII was running more than a year late. The NAO Report in the summer of 2008 into DII and the PAC Report issued today... [15 Jan 2009]
IT helps sloppy contract handling cost UK £160m
News The report, from the National Audit Office (NAO), blames Whitehall mismanagement of service contracts in IT, facilities management and business process outsourcing for lost potential savings of between £160m and £290m... [18 Dec 2008]
Battlefield tech busts budget by £141m
News A National Audit Office (NAO) report into 20 Ministry of Defence major projects to develop a range of aircraft, vehicle, communication, missile and detection systems found that over the last year their schedules had... [17 Dec 2008]
The 10 projects at the heart of NHS IT
News CfH says the programme is already starting to pay for itself, citing the £1.1bn savings expected by 2014 highlighted in the NAO report. It's the world's largest health IT project, its projected cost has doubled in its... [10 Nov 2008]
BBC puts software licensing in the spotlight
News In it the BBC explains why it had only cut the number of licences on the purchasing system by less than half of the number recommended by the NAO, saying it has its own internal review procedure. The BBC has pledged it... [31 Oct 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A National Audit Office (NAO) report into the £7.1bn Tim Burr, head of the NAO, said in a statement: "The programme has run into difficulties and further concerted action will be needed to increase the... [04 Jul 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News More than 30 officials from four HMRC departments and a number of NAO staff played some part in the data loss. The inquiry focused on two National Audit Office (NAO) audits that took place between... [26 Jun 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News The NAO worker confirms by email that the discs have been received later in the day and expresses his concern over the missing discs. In subsequent emails, NAO employees emphasise the CDs must be... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Increased scrutiny: Departments will report on their performance, the NAO will look at what they say, and the Information Commissioner is already planning his first spot checks. The Poynter report said: "The data loss... [25 Jun 2008]
Leading a horse to water
Comment If you look at the examples, we have done exactly that from a unit-costing perspective because we are unit-costing in our NAO reporting. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an acknowledgement of... [23 Jun 2008]
£81m cost of botched gov't shared services
News The figures were revealed in a scathing report by public sector spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO), which slammed government efforts to introduce shared services. The NAO report points to... [23 May 2008]
