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RSS mod in newsMoD 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 battlefield conditions. The extension is necessary,... [11 Mar 2005]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that more than 11,000 military ID cards have been lost or stolen in the past two years. In a statement, the MoD said: "We take the loss of military ID cards... [13 Mar 2008]
MoD spends £21m on e-learning
News The deal follows a £24m pilot of the Defence Learning Portal (DLP), a system that gives MoD employees individual access to training resources. Rear Admiral Simon Goodall, director of general training at the... [14 Sep 2005]
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 Accounts (CPA) said in a report the... [01 May 2007]
MoD arms itself with BlackBerrys
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is giving BlackBerrys to its staff to encourage flexible and more productive working. The MoD is using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server to give staff access to email on the... [12 Sep 2007]
MoD to advance its tech plans
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled its Defence Technology Plan (DTP) aimed at providing a clear direction to the R&D community. The DTP will take the MoD's current Defence Technology Strategy... [15 Nov 2007]
MoD targets £174m savings from £4bn IT deal
News The Ministry of Defence's (MoD) is targeting cost savings of £174m over the first three years of its £4bn IT outsourcing deal, which is due to be awarded early next year. The MoD has previously refused... [01 Nov 2004]
MoD awards £10m for better battle software
News The software is aimed at improving the coordination of army equipment, including jets and artillery forces on the battlefield - currently done manually - as the MoD moves to what it calls a "digitised battlespace". [29 Jul 2004]
MoD attempts to wire up entire organisation
News Suppliers to the MoD have been issued with a bulletin asking them to attend a meeting on 26 July to talk about the system known as the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII). The three armed services and the... [27 Jun 2002]
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 MoD said in a... [10 Oct 2008]
5 years ago... MoD accused of wasting £34m on high-tech white elephant
News 26.11.98 The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) poured £34.6m into an IT system which was never used, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), the organisation which monitors central government spending. [26 Nov 2003]
MoD writes off £118m on ditched IT system
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has overhauled project management procedures after writing off £118m on a ditched IT system. The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) - the MoD's internal buying arm -... [03 Nov 2003]
Ballmer: Mod chips threaten Xbox
News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that his company may pull its Xbox game console from the Australian market because of a court decision that legitimises "mod chips" for hackers, according to an Australian newspaper. [22 Oct 2002]
MoD shells out on data transfer tech
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) tech supplier the ATLAS Consortium has awarded software company Infonic an £8.3m contract to provide the MoD with data transfer technology and support. The... [05 Nov 2007]
MoD: Technology key to future of defence
News The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has rejected opposition claims that its planned investment in new technology is actually a "smokescreen" for cost-cutting. In a speech on Thursday to announce the publication of a white... [11 Dec 2003]
