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04/07/2008
UK IT chief takes axe to budgets
Newly appointed UK government IT chief Martin Read is to implement a wide-reaching programme to slash government spending over the next 12 months.
03/07/2008
DWP restructures £3bn IT services contract
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking suppliers for £3 billion worth of technology deals to run from 2010 to 2015.
Government launches public data mashup competition
The government’s Power of Information taskforce has launched a £20,000 competition for innovative ways to mash up public information.
NHS CTO:"Standards bodies need to stop arguing"
The chief technology officer on the £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT has told CIO sister title Computerworld UK that standards bodies must ‘stop arguing’ and work together, so that the NHS can deliver highly interoperable software in hospitals across the country.
02/07/2008
Government refuses to reveal NHS Fujitsu 'termination' details
The government has said it will not publish any details of cancellation clauses in £896 million Fujitsu contract with the NHS, or details of the termination notice, citing legal and confidentiality interests.
01/07/2008
Darzi NHS review promises patients online access to care records
Patients will have online access to their electronic health records within the next year, according to yesterday'’s review of the NHS by Lord Darzi.
26/06/2008
HMRC data disc loss 'entirely avoidable'
Systematic failures and "woefully inadequate" processes for handling data at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) led to the loss of personal details of 25 million people, according to two scathing reports published today.
Information commissioner to take action on HMRC, MoD
Information commissioner will take formal enforcement action against both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Ministry of Defence (MoD), following spate of high-profile data loss incidents.
25/06/2008
Almost 900,000 Scots ambulance centre personal details lost
The Scottish Ambulance Service has admitted it has lost a disc containing the personal details of nearly a million emergency calls.
24/06/2008
Govt hires ex-Logica boss to oversee IT
The government has hired Martin Read, Logica's former chief executive, to conduct a thorough review of its IT projects after many have gone over budget or failed to deliver on their original targets.
23/06/2008
Seven hundred NHS IT jobs under threat
Seven hundred jobs at Fujitsu could be at stake in the aftermath of the company’s decision into withdraw from its £1.1 billion contract with the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
10/06/2008
Welsh police force implements ITIL-aligned software
Dyfed Powys Police is set to implement a service desk application from ICCM, in a bid to be ITIL aligned and improve service levels.
05/06/2008
Major health trust threatens to leave £12.4bn NHS IT programme
The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust is considering leaving the £12.4 billion National Programme for IT to choose its own patient record systems.
03/06/2008
Government backtracks to allow new .gov.uk websites
The government has backtracked on a decision to automatically reject all applications for .gov.uk websites, after the original decision was taken without consulting any local councils.
30/05/2008
Vista ignored by local authority CIOs
Newham tests Vista positively as other authorities ignore its benefits
Police e-crime unit must make 'visible arrests' says industry
The e-crime police unit promised by the government must result in visible arrests of cybercriminals and look beyond fraud, members of the IT industry and parliament told CIO sister title Computerworld UK.
29/05/2008
NHS Fujitsu talks broke down on localisation costs
NHS contract talks with Fujitsu broke down after the two parties could not agree on the costs of providing localised services, industry sources have told CIO sister title Computerworld UK.
Post Office signs Logica to update business intelligence
The Post Office has inked a deal with Logica to implement two business intelligence systems from Kalido.
NHS IT in crisis as Fujitsu walks away from £896m contract talks
The government’s NHS IT programme has been thrown into a new crisis by the collapse of negotiations with Fujitsu, which is providing IT services across the South of England.
22/05/2008
