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RSS secretaryUK officials going snoop crazy
News Home Secretary Jacqui Smith welcomed the reports and said these surveillance powers helped to protect the public. Officials made more than 500,000 requests to snoop on private phone and internet information in the UK last year. [23 Jul 2008]
Number of free ATMs to increase by a third
News Economic Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher MP said in a statement: "When people have to pay to get their hands on their own money it excludes them from the financial system. A government initiative that has rolled out 419 non-charging cash... [18 Jul 2008]
Defra to ditch desktops and PDAs
News Defra permanent secretary Helen Ghosh unveiled the plan as part of its Renew IT Programme to the parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee, as revealed in its recent report. Second permanent under secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Sir Ian... [16 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Keith Brookes, national secretary for Barclays at Unite, said: "We can avoid heavy duty compulsory redundancies because of the long lead time on the talks between Barclays and the union. Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans... [14 Jul 2008]
Gov't to ramp up IT outsourcing?
News Secretary of State for Business John Hutton promised a "long-term commitment to open up public service markets" that will make it easier for the private sector to win IT contracts. A government pledge to outsource more IT contracts ignores a... [11 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News Site forums so far have raised fears about data security and governments abusing the information despite the glowing assessment of the scheme offered by home secretary Jacqui Smith as she launched the site on Wednesday. [09 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News Roger Wiltshire, secretary general of Bata told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "We do feel we're being used politically. Wiltshire's comments follow a Bata letter of protest sent to the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, this week, signed by the... [07 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News Sir Bill Jeffrey, permanent under secretary of state for the MoD, said in a statement: "As the report brings out, we still have some problems to overcome in rolling out the system completely, but we are working hard to overcome these, and will be... [04 Jul 2008]
Sao Paulo State Secretary of Education Taps Lotus LearningSpace for a Visionary e-Learning Network
White Paper To help retain these valuable teachers, the Sao Paulo State Secretary of Education contracted three of the best national universities to create an effective method of delivering the education necessary to meet the federal guideline. [03 Jul 2008]
Affairs' Model for a Secure Enterprise
White Paper Headed by Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary Bruce A. The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Cyber and Information Security (OCIS) has the mission to build a centralized cyber and information security enterprise to ensure protection of the... [03 Jul 2008]
Need for "radical change" in gov't data handling
News Cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell also published a review of information security in government on Wednesday. Justice minister Michael Wills has called for a root-and-branch change in how the government handles citizen data. [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Bill Jeffrey, permanent under secretary for the MoD said: "We deeply regret the losses of personal data. Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell has also published a review of information security in government, putting in place a new framework for the... [25 Jun 2008]
Treasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News Martin Read, former CEO of IT outsourcer Logica, will help achieve "significant savings" and address the "serious problems" that chief secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper, claims often blight major IT projects. [23 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News At the official launch of the service, MoD second permanent under-secretary Sir Ian Andrews said: "The private sector will always discount travelling. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set... [19 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News An ISPA spokesman said: "It is ISPA's preference to agree a non-legislative solution which carefully considers the complex legal framework - as recognised by the Culture Secretary - in which ISPs operate. [18 Jun 2008]
