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Information Commissioner to get pay rise

Government keen to emphasise increased importance of data protection 21 Nov 2008

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Public still vulnerable to web fraud

Average individual loss reaches £14,500 per incident 17 Nov 2008

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Computing podcast: Defra's green leadership; and integrated transport problems

Defra is making headway with its green IT strategy; and experts warn integration issues could derail smart tickets 13 Nov 2008

Outlook for NHS IT is far from healthy

Visiting a flagship hospital fails to inspire confidence in the health service’s new patient record systems 13 Nov 2008

NHS IT programme costs London hospital £7.2m

Other trusts are delaying care records system implementation while problems are sorted 07 Nov 2008

Computing podcast: First look at Windows 7; and the state of online shopping

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation operating system, Windows 7 - we take a first look at the pre-beta release; and the government's latest figures for online retailing cause some confusion 07 Nov 2008

Government doubles real cost of an ID card

Citizens will have to pay retailers to collect their biometrics as well as buying an identity card 07 Nov 2008

MPs attack government over e-crime unit funding

But minister insists £7m budget "is not the end of the story" 06 Nov 2008

Home Office announces first UK citizens to receive ID cards

Staff at Manchester and London City airports to pilot controversial scheme 06 Nov 2008

Building Schools for the Future project goes live in Sheffield

£10m platform will link central database with school management, e-registration, CCTV and access control systems 04 Nov 2008

IT leaders call for tougher e-crime penalties

Survey reveals widespread cynicism about government response 03 Nov 2008

Government Gateway secured and back online

Weekend loss of site information caused temporary shut down 03 Nov 2008

Brighton Council moves to Microsoft

Disparate servers moved onto one single network 30 Oct 2008

Computing podcast - IT delays spark FireControl fears, and a preview of the Computing Awards 2008

A project to rationalise fire service control centres will miss a key deadline due to IT issues - we discuss the challenges it faces; and with the 16th annual Computing Awards next week, we preview the big night 30 Oct 2008

FireControl system hits delays

First three regional control centres will not go live in October 2009 30 Oct 2008

Councils miss revised children's system target

Fifteen per cent of local authorities failed to hit key ICS deadline 30 Oct 2008

What next for the Integrated Children's System?

Councils call for more control over key project 30 Oct 2008

176 government data breaches took place in the last year

Public sector beats private sector by more than two to one in reported security incidents 29 Oct 2008

Motorway telecoms procurement was three years late and five times over budget

Public Accounts Committee report reveals extent of over-run - but implementation project was a success 28 Oct 2008

Government in "delicate" talks with EDS over compensation payment

Hm Revenue & Customs expects to be paid outstanding amount from £26.5m fine 27 Oct 2008

MoD may have misled parliament on defence IT project costs

Ministry of Defence knew total cost was £5.8bn when MPs were quoted a £2.3bn price tag 23 Oct 2008

Newham Council to offer mobile services

Maps, directory enquiries and council information available for mobile access 22 Oct 2008

Government launches first stage of free PC scheme

20,000 children in Suffolk and Oldham will get free computers and internet access 22 Oct 2008

Police radios to work on London Underground by April

Booster stations will help officers communicate with the surface and each other 21 Oct 2008

Government wasted £125m on scrapped IT projects

Parliamentary questions reveal extent of departmental waste over last five years 21 Oct 2008

UK pushes EU to extend use of airline passenger data

EU ministers resisting UK government calls for passenger records to be collected within Europe and used for non-terrorism-related purposes 20 Oct 2008

New IT minister to produce report on digital convergence

Government wants to take advantage of changing media landscape 17 Oct 2008

E-voting security concerns remain

Datamonitor report highlights continuing problem of trust 16 Oct 2008

Government will ignore IT at its peril

It is time politicians took IT seriously 16 Oct 2008

Military up in arms over payment system failings

Members of armed forces continue to complain as system misses 16 Oct 2008

Home secretary outlines web monitoring plan

Communication database plan put on hold as government seeks to extend powers 15 Oct 2008

Government blames IT for education payment delays

Ed Balls points the finger at sub-contractor's IT systems after 92,000 teenagers fail to receive maintenance cash 15 Oct 2008

MPs slam MoD loss of 1.7 million records

And government warns that more losses could yet be uncovered 14 Oct 2008

Local government failing to harness the web

Self-service tools not being sufficiently promoted, says survey 13 Oct 2008

Angry Lords renew IT security calls

Science and Technology Committee debates progress on Personal Internet Security report 10 Oct 2008

MoD loses data on 100,000 personnel

Hard drive held by EDS goes missing 10 Oct 2008

Mandelson sets out IT responsibilities

But confusion reigns as three ministers receive different IT portfolios within business department 09 Oct 2008

Broadband must be a spending priority

For the economic health of the nation, the government would do better to bankroll an optical fibre rollout rather than prop up profligate banks 09 Oct 2008

Whitehall and Web 2.0 make an odd couple

If public sector social networking is to take off, bureaucrats need to take a back seat 09 Oct 2008

Hot Seat: Neil Williams, Market Harborough Building Society

Neil Williams is head of IT at Market Harborough Building Society, where he concentrates on long-term IT strategy. He manages five staff. 09 Oct 2008

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