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visa stamps

Concern grows that visa cap will create IT skills shortage

The controversial proposed limit on non-EU migrant visas will leave key IT positions unfilled due to a lack of skills, one agency has warned.

By Martin James, 6 Jul 2010 at 11:05

Strategy/News

OECD warns IT firms of tough year ahead

The international development agency joins the chorus of pessimistic predictions facing the global IT industry in the coming New Year.

By Miya Knights, 23 Dec 2008 at 12:22

Strategy/News

ICO order fuels criminal record retention disagreement

ICO orders four Police forces to delete old criminal convictions, but governing agency defends right not to reply pending tribunal.

By Miya Knights, 1 Nov 2007 at 11:43

Networking/News

British Passport

£10.8 million written off with e-passport system

The UK passport agency has dumped its long troubled and costly second-generation e-passport project.

By Miya Knights, 8 Jul 2008 at 14:44

Public Sector/News

Work laws threaten trouble for banking IT contractors

Changes to the EU Working Time Directive could impact the long term contracts of UK agency IT professionals in the banking industry.

By Miya Knights, 13 Jun 2008 at 01:41

Strategy/News

Computer X-ray

Government agency denies tech monitoring plans

The Government Communciations Headquarters has denied developing technology to monitor all UK phone and internet use.

By Jennifer Scott, 5 May 2009 at 10:50

Public Sector/News

Cow

Defra goes custom to manage projects

The government agency has commissioned new portfolio management systems to track £4-billion worth of public projects.

By Miya Knights, 22 Sep 2008 at 15:05

Public Sector/News

Insolvency Service

Insolvency service loses four laptops

Yet another government agency loses confidential data, this time involving the directors of bankrupt British businesses.

By Janae Olinger, 17 Sep 2008 at 17:38

Security/News

Housing Corporation outsources core IT management

Government housing agency initiates IT transformation with new £7.5 million, three-year managed services deal.

By Miya Knights, 31 Oct 2007 at 16:20

Networking/News

Development agency saves £1 million with HR IT

The UK Department for International Development is using a new web-based system to improve its staff retention and recruitment.

By Miya Knights, 17 Jul 2008 at 11:04

Strategy/News

US transportation agency puts brakes on Vista

Department of Transportation's CIO blocks Vista and other new Microsoft techs for months, possibly more

By Jason Compton, 6 Mar 2007 at 22:08

Networking/News

EU agency takes on DNS flaw

ENISA is looking at system security extensions as one way of strengthening the security of servers handling IP addresses.<br> <br>

By Miya Knights, 17 Sep 2008 at 10:35

Security/News

Earthquake scale style clock

US scientists using Twitter to identify earthquakes

World's premier earthquake-detection agency turns to user tweets to get a heads up on developing tremors while raw data is still being crunched.

By Martin James, 16 Dec 2009 at 10:06

Public Sector/News

MI5 advertises for real-life Q to help defend Britain

The government’s security intelligence agency requires a science and technology boffin - much like Bond's Q – who can work two or three days a...

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 20 Apr 2009 at 11:38

Public Sector/News

Soca

Government reforms hint at SOCA end

SOCA may have been key in fighting cyber crime in the UK, but it could end up being swallowed by a new policing agency.

By Tom Brewster, 27 Jul 2010 at 11:12

Security/News

Spooks help out on Vista security

US National Security Agency called in to help harden new OS against hackers, worms and viruses.

By Rene Millman, 10 Jan 2007 at 17:52

Security/News

Police

Police armed with more smartphones

The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has confirmed the force-wide smartphone deployment will be completed by March.

By Jennifer Scott, 16 Oct 2009 at 15:47

Mobile/News

MI6 uses Facebook to recruit spies

The secret service agency is looking to social networking to find more diverse recruits.

By Janae Olinger, 29 Sep 2008 at 13:54

Networking/News

UK reveals role in European identity scheme

A member of the Department of Work and Pensions reveals the UK’s role in an EC sponsored cross-border identity scheme.

By Asavin Wattanjantra, 9 Oct 2008 at 10:26

Security/News

Cloud

Maritime and Coastguard Agency make first buy from CloudStore

The G-Cloud gets its first customer from within the Department for Transport.

By Jennifer Scott, 5 Mar 2012 at 16:53

Cloud/News

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