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RSS skills cabinetFull steam ahead for plans to cut off file-sharers
News Speaking at a cabinet creative industries conference yesterday, the business minister said proposals made back in August will feature in the Digital Economy Bill expected before Parliament in November. [29 Oct 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News In the past, all government IT security training has been the charge of the Cabinet Office, through the office of the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA). However, the Cabinet Office will... [01 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The Cabinet Office official said the government would try to respond to attacks on UK systems by recourse to the law: "Whenever we can, we will pursue criminals through legal frameworks, but that only works in some... [25 Jun 2009]
Editor's Blog: The footballing CIO
Comment But before those roles he was better known to us at silicon.com as the government CIO, working out of the Cabinet Office. Watmore joins the FA from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills... [18 Feb 2009]
Two-thirds of UK's top IT security jobs unfilled
News Sharon Wiltshire is chairman of the Infosec Training Paths & Competencies (ITPC) scheme at the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, a unit within the Cabinet Office. An IT skills shortage has been... [03 Feb 2009]
£273m in IT projects axed by UK
News Cabinet Office m data centre scrapped and a managed hosting project called True North was also axed, following contract breaches. Several departments - including the Department of Health, the Department for Children,... [20 Oct 2008]
Leading a horse to water
Comment Notable trailblazers in this are the Cabinet Office sharing services with other, smaller departments such as the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, the Office of National Statistics and... [23 Jun 2008]
We need more tech training, says small business
News There will be an increased funding rate for SMEs," said Rudolf Strohmeier, who heads the cabinet office of information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding. The association, which has 12 million member... [09 Mar 2008]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News In the Cabinet Office building on Whitehall, the modern foyer soon gives way to older tiled corridors and offices looking out into Admiralty Arch and Horse Guards' Parade. Recently the Cabinet Office has... [25 Oct 2007]
IBM does SME product range
News That includes allowing the BladeCenter to run outside the comms cabinet and building in a noise attenuator to muffle sound produced by the device. The company says SMEs have product-needs that are different from large... [08 Oct 2007]
Cisco says Scotland is the place for data centres
News Cisco has been seeking the support of a number of politicians in its effort to promote Scotland as a suitable place for data centres, such as the SNP's John Swinney, who is also the cabinet secretary for finance and... [26 Sep 2007]
Gov CIO council told to "raise its game"
News The PAC report also recommends a single body to improve IT and project management skills and knowledge across government, citing potential confusion between the various initiatives being led by the... [04 Jun 2007]
Firms urged to plan for extreme weather
News Despite warnings of the potential impact on performance and productivity, companies are failing to protect themselves according to research by the Cabinet Office and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). [19 Mar 2007]
Public sector lacks data-security sense
News Lieutenant general Sir Edmund Burton, a key advisor to the Cabinet Office on information assurance issues, said that with the exception of the police, defence and intelligence communities, public servants have little... [02 Feb 2007]
Security breaches hit government databases
News Other government departments that have claimed there have been no security breaches of their databases over the past five years include the Cabinet Office; the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; the Department for... [31 Oct 2006]
