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January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15
Post Office faces grilling by MPs over Horizon accounting system

The Post Office faces a grilling by MPs over its mediation scheme for subpostmasters penalised by its Horizon accounting system
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Universal Credit costs will not be revealed until after general election

The government will not reveal the full cost of its troubled Universal Credit system until after the general election in May 2015
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
HMRC’s move away from Aspire unachievable by deadline, say MPs

MPs claim Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs will be unable to move away from Aspire outsourcing contract by 2017 deadline
January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15
QinetiQ hosts latest Cyber Security Challenge competition

UK defence firm QinetiQ challenged amateur cyber defenders in a realistic global online terrorist attack simulation

January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15
Future of parliament report calls for digital engagement and online voting

A report outlines how parliament should embrace digital technology to be more transparent, inclusive and better able to engage the public
January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15
UK leads in global ranking of social open data sharing

The UK has been named the number one country to use open data for social and economic benefit
January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15
MPs force inquiry into Post Office subpostmaster mediation scheme

MPs force inquiry into Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters claiming to have been wrongly punished for false accounting
January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15
NHS to bring two IT systems in-house away from BT

Two NHS IT systems will be moved from BT to be managed in-house by the Health and Social Care Information Centre from February 2015
January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15
HMRC trials Gov.uk Verify in busiest month of the year

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is to trial the government’s Verify identity assurance scheme in its busiest month
January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal

Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget

January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15
Supplier relationship management lessons from the car industry

IT can learn a lot from the car industry, which has transformed supplier relationship management
January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15
Obama calls for single US data breach notification law

The US president is calling for a single US data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security
January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15
Cyber attack now primary weapon for countries, says ViaSat UK

Cyber attacks are becoming the first weapon of choice for countries in conflict, says ViaSat UK
December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2014

Computer Weekly looks back at the most significant stories on cyber crime in the past 12 months
December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14
Top 10 CIO interviews of 2014

The top technology chiefs in the UK shared their opinions and experiences of modern IT leadership
December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract

The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix
December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14
MP accuses Post Office of acting "duplicitously" in IT investigation

MPs claim Post Office was being "high handed" towards MPs and running a "flawed, deteriorating" accounting system
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Cabinet Office begins procurement for next stage of Gov.uk Verify

The Cabinet Office has submitted a tender notice for a £150m three-year framework for the provision of identity assurance services
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking
December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14
US interception in the EU faces new legal challenges

US government orders against Microsoft to hand over email data 'infringes privacy legislation' in other countries
December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14
MPs to debate subpostmaster IT injustice claims

Debate about the Post Office scheme to redress grievances of subpostmasters will be held in Westminster Hall
December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14
Lloyd’s Register Foundation grants £10m to Alan Turing Institute

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced £10m in funding over five years to support research by the Alan Turing Institute
December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14
IBM named as supplier for NHS HR replacement system

IBM has been named as the preferred supplier for the new NHS electronic staff record (ESR) project
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
Care.data faces more delays over concerns about patients

The NHS’s Care.data scheme may face more delays due to concerns over lack of publicity and clarity of the proposed programme
December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14
Why MPs lost faith in the Post Office's IT investigation, but vowed to fight on

A group of 140 MPs has removed its backing for a Post Office scheme to redress subpostmasters' grievances over alleged false accounting
December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14
Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit
December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14
MPs blast Post Office over IT system investigation and remove backing

Post Office scheme to redress sub-postmaster grievances over IT system is failing, say MP group supporting alleged victims
December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14
UKtech50 2014 - The most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has announced the fifth annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK IT
December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14
Ministry of Defence consolidates with green datacentre

The MoD is aiming to reduce its IT carbon footprint with the construction of a new datacentre to replace the existing host site in Bath
November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14
Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
Cert-UK calls for better cyber threat data-sharing

Cert-UK has called for more UK firms to join the government’s Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership
November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14
UK police make four arrests in international cyber crime crackdown

UK police make four arrests during an international crackdown on cyber criminals using malware tools to steal data
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Home Office continues to engage with suppliers over Emergency Services Network

The Home Office is continuing its discussions with suppliers around the requirements for the new Emergency Services Network (ESN).
November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14
HM Revenue and Customs hopes electronic forms will save £800,000 by March 2015

Taxpayers completing forms for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to do so online by the end of 2014
November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14
US State Department bolsters email security after suspected breach

The US State Department took its unclassified email system offline to bolster security after a suspected breach in October 2014
November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14
Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”

CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
US Postal Service latest government target for cyber attack

Hackers breach the networks of the US Postal Service in the latest of a series of attacks on US government agencies
November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14
Ofcom to auction tranche of MoD-owned spectrum

190 MHz of spectrum in two bands currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence is to go under the hammer
November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14
Police forces use private cloud to access Holmes database

Police forces across the UK will access the Holmes major investigation system via a private cloud service
November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14
Southampton university fuels research with IBM Watson analytics

The University of Southampton has begun a far-reaching initiative to redefine the future of research powered by IBM Watson analytics
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots

Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Government open standards - the curious case of Microsoft and the minister

What role, if any, did science minister David Willetts take in helping Microsoft try to overturn government IT policy?
November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14
Government asks for more information on digital currencies

The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies
October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
Ipswich hospital improves healthcare service with Esri data visualisation

Health pilots location-based technology that delivers data visualisation
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Business needs to take cyber crime seriously, says top EU cyber cop Troels Oerting

Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, says businesses must heed the risk of cyber crime
October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14
Half a million citizens to be using Gov.uk Verify by April 2015

Government now expects to have nearly half a million people using its Gov.uk Verify service for online identity assurance by April 2015
October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14
Home Office appeals against $300m Raytheon payment in e-Borders dispute

The Home Office has appealed against a decision to award $300m to Raytheon over the cancellation of its e-Borders contract
October 29, 2014 29 Oct'14
HMRC to save £200m per year by scrapping Aspire outsourcing deal

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) expects to save over £200m a year by moving away from its Aspire IT outsourcing contract in June 2017