Public Sector

MoD Spectrum To Be Sold Off For 4G By 2014

The Ministry of Defence becomes first government department to sell off spectrum for 4G

12 years ago

MPs Say HMRC Failing To Police ‘Immoral’ UK Tech Tax Arrangements

Public Accounts Committee wants multinational companies like Google and Amazon to pay more UK tax

12 years ago

ICO Praises Private Sector Security

The ICO says the private sector is leading the way in data protection, but is it basing its claims on…

12 years ago

Government Names Suppliers For Public Services Network

The government names 29 suppliers to provide cost-effective services for public sector

13 years ago

NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"

13 years ago

Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’

The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise

13 years ago

Infosec: The UK Drops FUD Bombs On BYOD

The UK is afraid of BYOD, whilst others plough ahead. But it needn't be this way, says Tom Brewster

13 years ago

NAO Says Government Must Do More On Transparency

The Government is not maximising the benefits of public data releases says report

13 years ago

ENISA Urges Security Monitoring For Cloud Contracts

Many public sector IT procurement officers are under-informed on security issues related to the shift to the cloud, but that…

13 years ago

Government Outsources Universal Credit IT To India

The DWP signs agreement with Accenture and IBM to establish delivery centres in India

13 years ago

The ‘New Dell’ Talks Public Sector Problems And HP’s Fall

We talk with Dell's Kevin Jones and Tim Sheppard about attacking the public sector market and its rivals' troubles.

13 years ago

New Board To Advise Government On Public Data Releases

New board will assess economic benefits of making public data freely available

13 years ago

HMRC Halves IT Spending In Two Years

The CIO at the tax department says savings have been achieved through costs and consolidation, not through cuts

13 years ago

NAO Slams Government Use Of Complex And Expensive ERP Software

Report reveals government's shared services drive as inefficient and loss-making

13 years ago

CSC And NHS Reach £900m IT Service Compromise

The NHS is free from further NPfIT payments. and CSC is still pitching - with a promise to save the…

13 years ago

Windows Azure Leap-Year Glitch Takes Down G-Cloud

Microsoft says that most services have now returned to normal after a day of chaos

13 years ago

Aylesbury Council Invites Bids For Cloud Framework

Aylesbury announces plans for a £1.5m cloud to save costs and integrate its solutions

13 years ago

South Lanarkshire Plans £40m IT Revamp For Schools

South Lanarkshire Council is looking for an IT supplier for schools and libraries acros the region

13 years ago

G-Cloud To Allow Offshore Suppliers To Handle Data

The government will allow overseas companies to supply cloud services through G-Cloud, though information assurance will be necessary

13 years ago

Janet Launches Education Cloud Framework

The education and research network Janet intends to boost the shift toward cloud-based services and infrastructure

13 years ago

Operation Stepchange Will Show Businesses How Remote Working Is Done

It’s a little short sighted to assume that all there is to remote working is connecting your work laptop to…

13 years ago

Public And Private Sectors To Share More Customer Data In Fraud Clampdown

The government is expected to announce plans for more efficient data sharing to prevent £21 billion fraud each year

13 years ago

Probation Officers Use Pen And Paper After IT Systems Failure

New £250 million IT project unable to cope with demand from 3,000-strong workforce

13 years ago

Government Pledges £30m For Green IT Projects

Government assists two schemes aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy in the public sector

13 years ago

132 Councils Named And Shamed For Data Loss

Local authorities still flagrantly disregard data protection laws in over 1,000 cases of negligent data loss

13 years ago

Maude Bans Consultants For Govt Procurement

Civil servants will publish £50 billion of contract opportunities - and procure the solutions themselves

13 years ago

Global IT Services Sector Slumps Badly

Ovum has warned that the global IT services market has experienced a severe slump in the second quarter

13 years ago

Socitm Appoints Glyn Evans As New President

The society for IT professionals in the public sector has appointed Glyn Evans as its new boss

14 years ago

Infosec: ICO Denies Fining One Percent Of Breaches

The Information Commissioner lets 99 percent of firms get away with breaches, says ViaSat. The ICO disputes the figure

14 years ago