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Treasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News The Treasury has brought Read on board as part of a review of public sector spending that will produce an interim report for this Autumn's pre-Budget report. A number of recent large IT projects by the government are late or over budget, including... [23 Jun 2008]
Defra IT - blowing budgets and showing up late
News Major IT projects at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are millions over budget and years late, it has been revealed. It is supposed to help cut the amount of red tape affecting the industry, and Defra claims it will... [07 Feb 2008]
Gov't IT spending to face scrutiny
News The spokesman said the review has not been triggered by the government's lamentable track record on delivering IT systems on budget and on time - such as the £70m overspend for the national fire control centre system or the National Offender... [01 Feb 2008]
Spiralling costs derail £500m offender-tracking system
News It follows the revelation this week from a parliamentary committee that an IT system to underpin nine new fire control centres is expected to be £70m over budget. He said such projects needed to be more frequently reviewed to ensure all parties... [09 Jan 2008]
Fire service IT project delayed and £70m over budget
News A parliamentary committee is demanding "urgent" action after the projected budget for the IT section of the FiReControl system swelled from £120m to £190m and its finish date slipped from 2009 to 2011. [07 Jan 2008]
Boots aiming to shave £30m off annual IT costs
News Boots' current total annual IT budget is around £130m - split between £100m of 'keeping the lights on' run costs and £30m new investment. Our annual IT budget is going down year-on-year because as we assimilate some of the transformation spend, as... [25 Apr 2007]
The McCue Interview: Rob Fraser, IT director, Boots
Comment That compares to a pre-transformation total yearly IT budget of just £75m. Fraser predicts the run figure will come down to about £70m to £80m per year in line with general retail sector IT spend - a sector with one of the lowest IT budget figures... [25 Apr 2007]
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