Latest Home Office articles

Downing Street and Home Office websites hit by Anonymous

Anonymous news site
DDoS attacks in protest at "draconian" surveillance proposals, and US extradition treaty
08 Apr 2012

UK Border Agency seeks “innovative” payment services for asylum seekers

UK Border Agency logo
A contract worth £3m will be issued to the winning bidder
06 Feb 2012

Opinion: Why enterprises should buy their staff new TVs

Computing reporter Stuart Sumner
The TV is the latest device to become internet-enabled, but how does that affect business?
26 Jan 2012

Police IT is confused, fragmented and expensive

Will a new police-led company help to rectify this?
26 Sep 2011

Government backs away from social media restrictions

But meeting with Twitter, Facebook and RIM discusses how law enforcement agencies could “crack down” on criminal use
26 Aug 2011

Foreign Office trials emergency texts abroad service

Foreign Office plans to use mobile communications to warn Brits abroad of crises
12 Aug 2011

Government to tighten IT security in wake of Wikileaks furore

The ongoing Wikileaks saga has prompted a review of government IT security, while experts urge all CIOs to be more vigilant
07 Dec 2010

Consumer groups excluded from internet interception law consultation

Open Rights Group outraged at being left out of the regulatory debate
29 Nov 2010

Project seeks innovative anti-terrorist airport technology

Home Office, Thales and HRS looking for airport security technologies
26 Aug 2010

Whitehall IT cuts are "vague and aspirational"

But some Budget announcements will benefit the IT industry
25 Mar 2010

APSCo says that companies are bypassing UK IT workers

Foreign IT firms are bringing staff into the UK using intra-company transfers, prompting speculation that they are paying below the market rate
03 Dec 2009

Johnson "stops the clock" on McKinnon case

New medical evidence buys hacker some time
27 Oct 2009

Home Office renews £430m outsourcing contracts

New deals will cut costs by £100m over six years
09 Oct 2009

Minor offences to be recorded electronically

Tickets for minor offences and traffic infringements to be replaced by electronic system
02 Sep 2009

Information Commissioner concerned over electronic snooping plans

Government does not appear to have fully investigated other options that may exist, says privacy watchdog
30 Jul 2009

Government plans to keep innocent people's DNA on database

Those arrested but not convicted of serious crimes to stay on database for 12 years
07 May 2009

Government unveils the first identity card

Document card contains an electronic chip which will store the holder's biometric details - but Tories will scrap it
25 Sep 2008