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RSS governmentGovernment plagued by raft of PC thefts
News The UK government has suffered at least 122 computer thefts this year. The Home Office was hit hardest of all government departments, with 95 computer thefts since January 2005. According to... [13 Jul 2005]
Government slams Lords over ID card blocking tactics
News The government has criticised the House of Lords' repeated blocking of ID cards for trying to delay and destroy the controversial bill. The government won the House of Commons vote by 284 votes to 241... [22 Mar 2006]
Government Gateway to be done the Gates way
News The software giant will take the lead in the Government Gateway project after rival firm Compaq dropped out of negotiations with the Cabinet Office. Microsoft has been contracted to deliver a middleware system that will... [21 Nov 2000]
Government, mismanagement and the telco: A market in disarray
Comment But there's a snag - unless the acquisition is deemed to be in the public interest, current US law prohibits a telco that is more than 25 per cent owned by a foreign government from acquiring a US firm. [02 Oct 2000]
Take cyber crime seriously, government told
News Microsoft UK's chief security advisor, Ed Gibson, has attacked the government over what he claims is a lack of effective reporting channels for internet-related crime. Rejecting the offer of a microphone and choosing... [02 Feb 2006]
Government 'mortgaging our high tech future'
News The UK government has been accused of "mortgaging the future" after it pulled funding for high tech start-ups. Speaking at the Cambridge Enterprise Conference last week, Herriot attacked the government... [22 Sep 2008]
Government to UK plc: 'Join us and conquer cybercrime'
News The UK government's Information Assurance Advisory Council said today that people's growing dependence on information systems coupled with the terrorist threat means that businesses and government needed... [28 Jun 2002]
Stop e-voting trials, government told
News The Electoral Commission has called for the government to hold fire on further e-voting trials until security and process issues have been resolved. Despite learning lessons from the trials, the Commission feels there is... [02 Aug 2007]
Government told to improve NHS IT strategy
News The government must develop an effective IT strategy for the health service. However, he stressed that since the last Department of Health policy report in 1998, the government has allocated £1bn to a... [11 May 2000]
Government websites fail on accessibility
News Government agencies are continuing to flout the government's own guidelines for interoperability, and failing to comply with the most basic standards designed to make websites accessible to people with... [26 Nov 2003]
Government muses ISP tax relief for 'Snooping Bill'
News The government is also considering giving grants towards the cost of installing the boxes. When the government talks about a tax break they're talking about the next financial year. The UK Home Office is... [26 Jun 2000]
Government to lead the way in IT
News Government should be a promising source of business for technology companies this year, according to research firm IDC. In a presentation Thursday, IDC predicted that the public sector - defined as... [09 Jan 2004]
Government criticised over radio spectrum auction
News Cable operator, Eurobell, today publicly criticised the government over the intended auction of licences for part of the radio spectrum. In a submission to the Radiocommunication Agency, Eurobell says the... [04 Oct 1999]
Government details ID card tech needs
News The government has detailed the technology it will need to underpin its controversial identity cards project. Elements of the system which the government is looking to suppliers to provide include the... [12 Aug 2005]
Lords: Government must do better on e-crime
News The government must act now or risk losing public confidence in the security of the internet, an influential House of Lords committee has found. The House of Lords said in a statement: "The government... [10 Aug 2007]
