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Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News The Cabinet Office's Greening Government ICT report states energy consumption on the government estate has not been falling as much as expected, and IT is identified as a "certain contributor" - being responsible for around a fifth (20 per cent... [17 Jul 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell has also published a review of information security in government, putting in place a new framework for the future to improve the rules, culture, accountability and scrutiny of data handling. [25 Jun 2008]
Government racks up 100 data breaches
News The figures were revealed by justice minister Michael Wills in a written answer to Parliament in response to a question by shadow minister for the cabinet office Francis Maude. There have been 30 data losses in central government, 50 in public... [24 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News The PC, which was lost on Saturday, contained details of the Cabinet minister's constituency work, and some "restricted information", according to a spokesperson for the department for communities and local government. [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News The national response to cyber attacks is co-ordinated by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, which is part of the Cabinet Office. We discussed the issue in a Cabinet meeting two months ago, I think we are going in the right direction. [16 Jun 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News The National Security Committee, unveiled by Brown on 3 July, comprises cabinet ministers, senior police and military personnel. A Home Office spokesperson would not specify to silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk how much money had been set aside... [20 Mar 2008]
Government flexes its shared service muscle
News The service - Flex - was originally set up for the Cabinet Office and will cost Cafcass £25m over the next seven years.silicon.com Public Sector Flex is also used by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Schools and the Office for National... [20 Mar 2008]
We need more tech training, says small business
News There will be an increased funding rate for SMEs," said Rudolf Strohmeier, who heads the cabinet office of information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding. European associations representing small and medium-sized enterprises have called... [09 Mar 2008]
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
News Cabinet' ATMs, commonly found in shops, pubs and restaurants, potentially face an even greater danger - with researchers from Information Risk Management (IRM) able to open their safes and take them over. [04 Mar 2008]
BlackBerrys squashed by Whitehall data ban
News The Cabinet Office confirmed that any government electronic device, even down to a mobile phone, would have to have any personal data encrypted before it could leave Whitehall premises. A spokesman for the Cabinet Office said: "The ban applies to... [04 Feb 2008]
Data sharing 'could sap public confidence'
News Naomi Eisenstadt, director of the Cabinet Office's Social Exclusion Task Force, said a large amount of informal data sharing already exists. The government has been warned increased data sharing between departments and services could result in a... [12 Nov 2007]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News In the Cabinet Office building on Whitehall, the modern foyer soon gives way to older tiled corridors and offices looking out into Admiralty Arch and Horse Guards' Parade. Recently the Cabinet Office has embraced shared back-office services under... [25 Oct 2007]
Government Gateway 2.0 looks to fatter future
News The update also offers improved performance and reliability, said Atos Origin, which is part of enGage, the IT services group that delivers the technology in partnership with the Cabinet Office. The government's secure ecommerce service - the... [03 Oct 2007]
Make tech greener, CIOs told
News Speaking at a European e-government conference in Lisbon, Cabinet Office minister Gillian Merron called on the UK's CIO Council to reduce the carbon footprint of government computers and improve the sustainability of public sector IT.silicon.com... [21 Sep 2007]
CIO Essentials: Male techies, data breaches and web 2.0...
News I strongly agree with the need for action to ensure consumer confidence in our management of their information, and this seems to be something the Cabinet Office's newly formed National Information Assurance Strategy initiative should deal with. [18 Sep 2007]
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