it department in news
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The MoJ has lost laptops, portable storage devices and papers containing information on recruits, offenders, court appellants and suppliers, the department's annual resource accounts have revealed. We want to hear your views about this campaign and... [25 Jul 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News McKibbin has secured a place on British Airways' IT Graduate Programme in Newcastle, to start this September; while Broom will take up a post with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, working within the procurement department. [24 Jul 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News The deal between ISPs and the music industry was reached under the guidance of the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and also includes the Motion Pictures Association of America. [24 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News A May study funded by the US Department of Homeland Security praised improvements in open-source security. The security practices of open-source IT developers should lead enterprises to think twice before using open-source software, according to a... [22 Jul 2008]
UK youths going mobile web crazy
News Professor Leslie Haddon of the Media and Communication Department at LSE said the lower figure for mobile social networking use compared to email reflects the latter's longer established presence in the market. [17 Jul 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News A Whitehall department wants to scrap desktop and handheld computers in favour of lone laptops. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) hopes to cut power bills and CO2 emissions by introducing one laptop per worker. [16 Jul 2008]
'Greedy' appliances to power one million homes
News Efficiency improvements to the greediest home appliances - including power supplies for laptops, mobile phones and printers - can save enough energy to power 1.5 million homes, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs... [14 Jul 2008]
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News These include the potential for confidential information to be sent out of the company as well as users downloading software without the knowledge of the IT department. Businesses are shying away from adopting instant messaging technology (IM... [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News Email is the lifeblood of businesses so Exchange support certainly removes a major barrier preventing many senior execs from clipping iPhones to their belts - at least, provided they can talk their IT department into adding iTunes support to its... [10 Jul 2008]
NHS data handling: Calls for independent audits
News She said the Department of Health had issued guidance to the local strategic health authorities urging them to consider bringing in independent auditors to examine health trusts. The department has asked the strategic health authorities to consider... [07 Jul 2008]
ICO: Data breach law moves closer
News The Department of Health recently revealed that many trusts were unlikely to complete encryption of personal data for several months. It looks as if breach notification may come out of the review of the ePrivacy Directive, it could be a catalyst... [03 Jul 2008]
MoD plans telepresence trial
News Earlier this month it launched an online travel booking service that the department hopes will shave £35m per year from that spend and simplify the process of booking travel and accommodation for services personnel. [03 Jul 2008]
£3bn gov't IT contracts up for grabs
News Tech contracts worth a total of £3bn are up for grabs at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of plans for servicing and upgrading the organisation's entire infrastructure. Further money is expected to be spent on application... [01 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Department of Health recently revealed it would take at least six months for trusts to complete encryption of all machines, from when work began in most trusts in March. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will investigate whether... [30 Jun 2008]
Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News It says that many reforms have taken place at HMRC and are continuing as improvements are rolled out across the department. The inquiry focused on two National Audit Office (NAO) audits that took place between December 2006 and March 2007 and... [26 Jun 2008]
Keep updated for stories matching it department in news via RSS
