Mark Ballard is a freelance journalist who writes about computer policy, crime, security, law and systems. He is also a contributor to Computer Weekly's Public Sector IT Projects blog.
Mark can be contacted by email at: markjballard @ googlemail.com .
Contributions from Mark Ballard
- MP wants investigation after ComputerWeekly revelations
- Somerset blocked £60m Southwest One savings
- Southwest One outsourcing hits 10% of target savings
- Cornwall stuck with paper records
- Cornwall opts for IT outsourcing
- Capita to cut 70% of staff in Barnet council outsource
- GCHQ aims to tackle open source security clearance
- Cornwall outsourcing backers accused over tactics
- Parliament reviews Microsoft Silverlight for IT systems
- CSC struggling to make a profit from Royal Mail deal
- McKinnon's mum gives tearful thanks
- Southwest One losses obscured by 'shambolic' accounting
- MP calls for government investigation of Southwest One
- Southwest One blocking Somerset cuts, says councillor
- Somerset Council braces for lawsuit from Southwest One
- MoD gave £303m deal to CSC despite 'torture' claims
- NHS seeks explanation for CSC role in 'torture flights'
- Customers urged to boycott CSC over 'torture flights'
- Judge issues ultimatum on Gary McKinnon's health
- CSC chief takes charge of NHS negotiations