Government

Rutland County Council signs £3m fibre broadband deal with BT

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At least 90 per cent of rural council to gain access to fibre by 2013
16 May 2012

CSC bows to pressure on compulsory layoffs – Unite

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CSC confirms it hopes to minimise compulsory cuts. Possibility of other firms stepping in, claims union
16 May 2012

Have a heart for Mr Hart


09 May 2012

Protect and survive: an essential guide to data protection regulation

Recent legislative changes in the EU and US have serious implications for any organisation that stores and processes personal data. So what do CIOs need to do to ensure they stay on the right side of the regulators?
08 May 2012

Maude to report on datacentre consolidation progress

Progress report due before the end of May detailing consolidation and carbon reduction plans
04 May 2012

Microsoft exempts UK public sector from 25 per cent price hike

Adjustments to UK pricing will mean big increases for everyone else
04 May 2012

SOCA website brought down by cyber criminals (UPDATED)

Crime agency's website taken offline by DDoS attack
03 May 2012

Olympic Games not immune to cyber attacks, says Maude

But Heathrow Airport CIO says Games do not present any new dangers to the airport
03 May 2012

Next-gen broadband, BT-style


02 May 2012

Government data sharing plans may breach Data Protection Act

Maude’s plans for data sharing will require legal exemptions, warns law firm
01 May 2012

Industry slams standards bodies for lack of BYOD policy

Senior UK IT figures admit that security standards are inadequate, and do not cater for consumerisation trend
30 Apr 2012

Open standards 'bias' – Microsoft confirms moderator was consultant in its employ

Vendor claims moderator's open standards consultancy work was coincidence
30 Apr 2012

Open standards consultation extended after bias allegations

Independent facilitator found to be advising Microsoft. Deadline extended, session to be re-run
30 Apr 2012

O2 offers financial backing for local authority IT projects

70 per cent of council IT departments believe budget cuts are a significant obstacle to adopting new technologies
27 Apr 2012

Norfolk County Council to implement BYOD strategy this year

Successful Android trial at Norfolk schools leads to new initiative
26 Apr 2012

MoD chief: There is more risk than ever of data being compromised

Captain Simon Wise says the MoD is continually under cyber attack
25 Apr 2012

CSC job cuts: NOA backtracks on comments, makes things worse (UPDATED)

National Outsourcing Association "does not support the job cuts" says chief – while contradicting CSC's own statements. Meanwhile, back at the NHS...
24 Apr 2012

Oracle barred from lucrative US Federal Government contracts

Computer giant thrown off federal government software and services procurement programme following over-charging dispute
23 Apr 2012

Cambridgeshire County Council issues £100m tender for next-gen broadband

Supplier has to provide a multi-million pound investment to supplement public sector funding
21 Apr 2012

Workers shocked as CSC announces 640 more UK job losses (UPDATED)

Unite says workers "devastated" by the news. India-based offshore workers on NHS programme immune, it claims
20 Apr 2012

Salesforce.com and Amazon to join G-Cloud

Amazon and Salesforce.com are set to join the government's G-Cloud 2.0, according to the organisation's new director, Denise McDonagh
20 Apr 2012

Level 3 named as strategic network supplier for government agencies

Level 3 Communications has been named as one of the strategic suppliers to the PSN Connectivity Framework
20 Apr 2012

Francis Maude promises to release more government data

Cabinet Office Minister has pledged to open up more data to the public in a bid to make government more transparent
19 Apr 2012

"We're just supporting the NHS": CSC responds to Computing (UPDATED)

IT services giant CSC has responded to Computing's coverage of its dealings with the government, and claims it is simply supporting NHS reform
19 Apr 2012