public services 3bn
BAE Systems tables £538m Detica bid
News Detica specialises in IT security services and technology to counter threats to national security or the public as well as those posed by organised or serious crime. Global defence and aerospace company BAE Systems has tabled a £538m bid for... [28 Jul 2008]
£3bn gov't IT contracts up for grabs
News Other contracts will be awarded for maintaining and upgrading its hosting services, its voice and data networks, application maintenance and support and integration services.silicon.com Public Sector Five IT contracts will be awarded over the next... [01 Jul 2008]
Forecasting tech blows away stormy weather
News In March the Met Office announced a traffic light system for warnings issued by its Public Weather Service to better inform emergency services of potential disruption by severe weather. The UK will be better protected against devastating downpours... [13 Jun 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News John Serle, editor of IT Trends 2007/08, said the traditional concerns of IT management have become less important with efficiency and shared services becoming more prominent. Despite the survey being carried out before the recent spate of public... [03 Jan 2008]
Experian adds anti-fraud tool
News The system is called Bank Wizard Absolute and is made by payment software company Eiger Systems.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. According to Experian public affairs director Peter... [03 Oct 2007]
Government "wastes" £2.8bn a year on consultants
News The report found the most frequently purchased consultancy services were IT and project management skills, accounting for 54 per cent of the public sector's total expenditure on consultants for the past three years.silicon.com Public Sector [19 Jun 2007]
HMRC slammed over Capgemini contract costs
News The Committee of Public Accounts has slammed the spiralling cost of HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) IT services contract with Capgemini. Following the publication of the PAC's report into the Aspire contract, Leigh said in a statement: "The... [12 Jun 2007]
'Bad publicity': EDS chief attacks the media
News EDS, one of the largest IT services companies in the world, tries to carry out its business quietly, soaking up billions in UK government outsourcing contracts annually while maintaining as low a public profile as possible. [09 Jan 2007]
Taxman's IT bill could rocket to £6bn
News This rise in spending has been attributed to HMRC's increased demand for IT services and projects. HMRC said it does not expect that level of spending to continue and explained that its demand for IT services will decline because of targets for... [19 Jul 2006]
Met Police hands £350m IT deal to Capgemini
News These include a £125m desktop and network support services deal signed in 1999 with Sema (now Atos Origin), a £75m Damovo telephony contract and a £60m eight-year deal signed in 2000 with EDS to run the force's crime reporting system. [05 Oct 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: A new silicon.com campaign
News Explain how public services such as the NHS will use the card to prevent abuses such as 'benefit shopping' and how this will be enforced. Justify through a detailed and public cost/benefit analysis that the cost of the ID card scheme is... [06 Jun 2005]
Leader: EDS back in spotlight with £4bn MoD deal
Leader In the end it was more likely EDS' experience in defence IT and its formidable alliance partners - Fujitsu Services, LogicaCMG, EADS, HP and IBM Global Services - proved the difference. Had the EDS-led Atlas consortium not bagged the landmark deal... [02 Mar 2005]
Cheat Sheet: ID cards
Cheat Sheet More specifically he says it will stop criminals being able to use multiple identities and will save the taxpayer millions by making sure only those entitled to use public services such as the NHS actually receive them. [22 Nov 2004]
Satellite tracking scheme to charge motorists £1.30 a mile
News At this point all personal details would be removed with just the OBU number and charge forwarded to the payment services provider, who would then bill the driver. But for a scheme to work it would need general public acceptance and a great deal of... [21 Jul 2004]
Gates to get $3bn bonus
News The pledge today is recognition that our world, the nation and our region - now more than ever - can and should dramatically improve equity in health, education and access to information and human services for vulnerable families," Gates said in a... [21 Jul 2004]
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