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RSS treasury in news£273m in IT projects axed by UK
News The figures were revealed in a series of parliamentary written answers to shadow chief secretary to the treasury Philip Hammond. Almost £300m-worth of public sector IT projects have been binned in the UK, sparking... [20 Oct 2008]
Home Office turns down Nasa hacker's appeal
News The secretary of state has advised via the treasury solicitors that, despite Mr McKinnon's diagnosis with Asperger's, she will now be making arrangements for his extradition pursuant to her order for extradition of 4... [14 Oct 2008]
Number of free ATMs to increase by a third
News The initiative run by HM Treasury and the ATM Working Group was set up 18 months ago to offset the increase in charging ATMs and currently enables around 1.3 million UK citizens to avoid paying charges or travelling... [18 Jul 2008]
£3bn gov't IT contracts up for grabs
News The announcement comes a week after the Treasury's appointment of Martin Read, former CEO of IT outsourcer Logica, to get the government's £13bn annual IT spend under control. Tech contracts worth a total of £3bn are up... [01 Jul 2008]
Treasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News Martin Read, former CEO of IT outsourcer Logica, will help achieve "significant savings" and address the "serious problems" that chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, claims often blight major IT projects. [23 Jun 2008]
Taxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The Treasury was also criticised for giving the MoD an incentive to rush through the sale by promising to credit the department's budget with £250m if it was completed by March 2003. The sell-off of the former Ministry... [10 Jun 2008]
Power down PCs to save millions, gov't told
News The OGC is the Treasury office responsible for driving efficiency in public sector spending and says switching PCs off during non-work hours could cut carbon emissions by 55,723 tonnes per year across the public sector. [22 May 2008]
HMRC tax credit system: Lost "almost £10bn"
News But the treasury has refuted the numbers, saying they ignore the fact the HMRC will recover the majority of overpayments and that it includes "unrelated" figures. The cost of flaws in the UK's tax credit system has... [22 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The revelation by Treasury minister Jane Kennedy in a written answer to parliament showed that 192 staff had been disciplined last year, 180 in 2006 and 238 in 2005. The government faced condemnation after it emerged... [01 May 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News HMRC has appointed 37 guardians to monitor data handling and transfer, financial secretary to the Treasury, Jane Kennedy, told parliament. Scores of "data guardians" have been employed to protect HM Revenue & Customs... [29 Feb 2008]
Defra IT - blowing budgets and showing up late
News The Treasury recently launched a review of government spending on IT under a wider examination of the costs of national projects. Chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, will scrutinise how the... [07 Feb 2008]
Gov't IT spending to face scrutiny
News Government spending on IT is to come under scrutiny as part of a wider Treasury review of national projects. Chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, will scrutinise how the state delivers about a... [01 Feb 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News The status of the review of ID cards and other identity technology issues is also unknown, with chief secretary to the treasury Andy Burnham saying there is no fixed date for the publication of the Public-Private Forum... [23 Jan 2008]
Taxpayer stung by £2.25m HMRC apology
News Financial secretary to the Treasury, Jane Kennedy, revealed the cost in written answers to the House of Commons. The Treasury and the HMRC defended the decision to send out the letters saying it was... [17 Jan 2008]
Fire service IT project delayed and £70m over budget
News Speaking at the time Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness and former chief secretary to the Treasury, spoke of a commitment to reduce overspend on IT projects. An IT system to underpin England's new fire control... [07 Jan 2008]
