HM Revenue and Customs has suspended its main board after an external review highlighted leadership failings and loss of public confidence in the wake of its loss of two CDs containing child benefit data on 25 million people.
The successful 21st century company will adopt the organisational structure favoured by cyber criminals, according to the chief executive of cybersecurity firm Websense.
Conservative leader David Cameron has outlined his party's IT strategy for government saying there would be a "level playing field for open source software in IT procurement" and no room for projects like the "hubristic NHS supercomputer".
Customers, taxpayers and citizens expect governments, companies and organisations to keep their information safe, when that trust breaks down it can have a serious impact.
British Airways says "a large number" of IT staff from BA, airport owner the British Airports Authority and BAA sub-contractors are working on correcting the problems with the baggage handling system.