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RSS mod the ministryThe MoD and the 'missing' £33m...
News The report states: "The Department [the MoD] is faced with £33 million of obsolescence costs resulting from rapid changes in computer hardware technology.... [22 Nov 2001]
The MoD, the NHS and a company called Microsoft
Comment The MoD and the NHS argue the deals make sense for them. If the MoD isn't happy with Bill's software will it package it all back up,... [08 Nov 2001]
Photos: Soldiers test battle simulator tech
Photo The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent £250,000 on high-tech simulator equipment to provide more realistic training for frontline troops facing the threat of roadside... [22 Oct 2007]
Military to trial "enhanced" RFID tracking tags
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to trial enhanced RFID tags capable of being read from distances of more than 100 feet later this year in an attempt to improve the... [28 Feb 2006]
Stolen MoD laptop contains 600,000 records
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) laptop containing personal data about 600,000 people has been stolen in the latest security breach to hit the government.silicon.com's Full... [21 Jan 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace hundreds of IT systems with a single infrastructure is running more than a year late and is £182m over budget. Among its recommendations... [04 Jul 2008]
MoD slammed over friendly fire tech
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed to produce technology capable of protecting UK troops from 'friendly fire' incidents, according to MPs. The Committee of Public... [01 May 2007]
MoD recruits Baltimore to strengthen online security
News The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has chosen Baltimore technologies to provide security solutions for its online trading platform. The 'Defence Electronic Commerce... [18 Aug 2000]
MoD chooses BT to help test SKYNET
News The telco has won a deal to create and run an extension to the Land Systems Reference Centre (LSRC), which the MoD will use to test its IT systems in simulated... [11 Mar 2005]
EDS set to land £4bn deal to run UK defence IT?
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has targeted £174m in efficiency savings through the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) contract, which will overhaul... [28 Feb 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.01.08
Round-Up The MoD has also contacted 3,500 people who foolishly supplied the department with their bank details. Pretty catchy we think you'll admit but not one the Round-Up... [25 Jan 2008]
MoD breach: Data goes missing from "secure location"
News On Wednesday 8 October we were informed by our contractor EDS that they were unable to account for a portable hard drive used in connection with the administration of armed-forces personnel data," the... [10 Oct 2008]
Government admits to 200 more laptop thefts
News The MoD said it could not supply figures for the total number of laptops until a review into losses by the MoD is carried out. Previous figures have... [19 Feb 2008]
BlackBerrys squashed by Whitehall data ban
News Last month defence Secretary Des Browne admitted that three MoD laptops containing around 600,000 details of servicemen and recruits have been stolen since 2005. Sir Edmund Burton, chairman of the... [04 Feb 2008]
British Army invades cyberspace
News A UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) cybertraining project that replaces costly equipment and manpower with software has gone live and is beginning to save the department money. An... [01 Mar 1999]
