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  • December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10

    Government shelves FiReControl

    The government’s costly and overrunning FiReControl project has been axed. FiReControl has been cancelled because of serious delays with the EADS contract (now Cassidian) which began in 2004 and cost £225m.

  • December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10

    FireControl project could be axed before Christmas

    The government's controversial FireControl project could be flagged for review today. The Fire Brigade's Union (FBU) said it was expecting an announcement from fire minister Bob Neil later today, in which it hopes the project designed to reduce the ...

  • November 23, 2010 23 Nov'10

    Martha Lane Fox calls for ‘revolution’ in online government services

    Digital champion Martha Lane Fox has published a report calling for a centralised government internet address to replace 750 websites. In a review...

  • November 01, 2010 01 Nov'10

    UKtech50: The most influential people in UK IT

    Computer Weekly can today announce the first ever list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT.

  • July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

    Could FiReControl be the next IT project to go?

    The government has spent the last couple of months casting a critical eye over large-scale IT projects, and it's looking increasingly likely that FiReControl could be next to be hit.

  • July 12, 2010 12 Jul'10

    NHS National Programme for IT set for major changes

    The controversial £12bn NHS IT project looks set for an overhaul as a result of a major reorganisation of the health service