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News The government has formally published the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill today, which sets in place the legislative framework for the new HM Revenue and Customs department. The integration of the two departments is a result of the O... [25 Nov 2004]
Biggest spenders on IT in government revealed
News The government spends more that £12bn per year on IT, with the NHS and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) among the biggest spenders. In the financial year 2005/06 the parts of the public sector represented on the CIO Council (not including... [10 Jan 2007]
"Error-strewn" government websites under fire
News In the week the DTI's Patricia Hewitt promised to increase the number of people accessing government services online, a study has slammed the current condition of many government websites - with Hewitt's own coming in for particular criticism. [22 Nov 2002]
Microsoft scores government desktop mega deals
News The software giant has inked contracts with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the largest government department, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which is planning a move to Windows XP. Microsoft has signed two giant licensing deals with... [28 Jul 2005]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The year was dominated by stories about government-held personal data, whether that was ID information or what people choose to throw away. The Local Government Association put forward the idea of wheelie bins fitted with microchips to record the... [19 Dec 2007]
UK government denies it pushed businesses into euro compliance
News The UK government has denied it encouraged British business to spend millions of pounds on making IT systems ready for the euro. He insisted the government's only aim over the last year was to raise awareness and not to encourage spending. [15 Feb 1999]
Third of government helpline calls go unanswered
News The worst performing government departments are the Department for Work and Pensions, which missed 62 million calls, and HM Revenue and Customs, whose tax credits helpline missed more calls - 52.7 million - than it actually answered. [09 Dec 2005]
The Office of Government Commerce - Modernising Procurement
White Paper The Office of Government Commerce has successfully completed a major project to update its purchasing methods. As part of his strategy to achieve the vision, Gershon planned to fully absorb the component parts of OGC, including CCTA, PACE, the... [03 Jul 2008]
PCG slams government over secret IR35 meeting with EDS
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has launched a scathing attack on the government after it held a secret meeting about its IR35 proposals at which IT services giant, EDS, was present. In a letter to the government's paymaster general Dawn... [09 Sep 1999]
MPs condemn government over L-driver data loss
News MPs have condemned the government over the loss of the personal information of more than three million learner drivers by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Is not that an important message for the government? [18 Dec 2007]
Doubts over £13.3bn government efficiency savings
News MPs claim the £13.3bn efficiency gains claimed by the government do no stand up to scrutiny because of unreliable and inconsistent figures. A report by the parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says there are question... [11 Oct 2007]
Gov't not trusted with public data
News The majority of UK citizens do not trust the government with their data following the HM Revenue & Customs data breach, according to security vendor Symantec. A survey of 1,000 members of the public, which was sponsored by Symantec and conducted by... [14 Dec 2007]
Leader: It's time for a data breach disclosure law
Leader If there's one lesson to come out of the catastrophic (government's own words) data breach at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week, it's surely now is the time for a data breach disclosure law.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign has been... [22 Nov 2007]
Fraud-hit tax credits website to remain closed
News The tax credits website closed down by ID fraudsters in 2005 will not be back online before next summer at the earliest - and may never be reopened, the government has admitted. The government's Paymaster General responsible for the tax service... [19 Mar 2007]
Minister calls for ID cards review
News Plans for a national ID database must be reviewed following the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data blunder, according to the government's own data protection minister. But he admitted the breach now raises questions about the security of the... [27 Nov 2007]
