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Committee criticises poor performing benefit fraud IT system
Department of Work and Pensions vows to do more after the Public Accounts Committee highlights errors responsible for spiralling costs.
Fire project ‘loses taxpayer £469m’ after IT failings
The PAC says the FiReControl project had numerous flaws, including some serious IT mismanagement.
NHS IT given six months to shape up
The National Programme for IT has been heavily criticised by a government report.
MPs slam MoD handling of IT project
The Ministry of Defence project to overhaul its PC estate has been heavily criticised in a government report.
Government wastes £274 million on defunct IT projects
Parliamentary responses reveal nearly every government department has abandoned planned IT projects, at major cost to the taxpayer.
Motorway comms project over budget and past deadline
The Public Accounts Committee says the procurement of the national motorway communications upgrade contract cost £12 million more than it should...
Private cloud is safer claims Digital Realty Trust
Another vote comes in for private clouds as the Digital Realty Trust claims they're safer for enterprises than public cloud computing.
Mozilla to redraft open source licence
The open source gurus have announced a redraft for its Mozilla Public Licence.
MP Letwin agrees to stop dumping personal data in bins
Oliver Letwin agrees to better his data protection practices after dumping info on constituents in public bins.
Post Office uses barcodes to authorise cash payouts to public
Payout service for money transfers will allow users to receive a bar code on paper or electronically, have it scanned in a Post Office and receive...
Police need biometric technology regulation
Biometric technology is readily available for law enforcement, but a police director has said that regulation and public debate is needed.
1911 census made available online
The 1911 census, a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales, has been made available to the public to search online.
Treasury to replace COINS database?
The Treasury may replace the COINS database and have public spending data published via a different service, a spokesperson has suggested.
Boris lifts lid on London data through new website
Boris Johnson today announced a new website that opens up public data on life in London.
Public Sector Roundup: Councils up their game when it comes to service
LDL supports Careline as SunGard backs up LSE’s data, Steria improves efficiency while Northgate improves security and Civica centralises...
Private sector data breaches spike 58 per cent
Private data breaches spike, as the public loses confidence in businesses' ability to handle information.
Barclaycard launches OnePulse contactless card
New-style credit card uses the same contactless technology as London's Oyster travel card, and will double-up as an Oyster payment card for using...
Government CloudStore open for business
The Government's CloudStore is now open for business, a move that will shake up public IT.
Government wants nationwide smart ticketing
The Government wants public transport across the country to use smart ticketing tech.
Mobile, flexible working benefits the public sector
Despite potential efficiencies, few local authorities are taking up mobile and flexible working, according to a study by the Mobile Data Association.
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