Former government deputy CIO Bill McCluggage has criticised the government for a lack of metrics in IT, and a failure to profit from 'shadow IT' and the cloud. Further reading Former government deputy CIO slams UK cyber security ...
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The government reduced its IT spend by £249m in 2011/12, with savings of £104m coming from its move to digital services and contract renegotiations, and £145m from its moratorium on contracts above £5m. The ...
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The Cabinet Office has ditched plans to publish regular'gateway'reports on the progress of major public sector IT projects. The decision,according to reports,follows complaints from senior civil servants,whose compliance Cabinet Office ...
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SMEs say they are concerned over the delay in the accreditation process for G-Cloud services. The pan-government accreditation process on G-Cloud services for information deemed sensitive is being carried out by IT security arm CESG. No ...
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The Cabinet Office claims that a "ruthless approach" to "eradicating wasteful spending" across central government has helped generate £104m in savings in IT spending out of more than £5.5bn in total efficiency savings it claims ...
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The government has released a prior information notice for the procurement of support, maintenance and development services for its electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS) platform. The e-PIMS platform currently hosts a ...
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Solid-state lighting,the LED in particular,has advanced to become a promising light source because of its ability to save energy and money,reduce environmental pollutants,and provide custom,quality lighting.This advancement could not have ...
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Light Craft Manufacturing has added its new high-powered LED Recessed Puck light to its already existing expansive line of LED display lights. The new high-powered LED Recessed Puck light features 4000K color light with a 60 degree ...
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Wardrobe style armoires are meant to replace or take stress away from a closet, and can be very substantial pieces of furniture, often measuring 4 ft wide and upwards of 5 ft tall. These larger style armoires are not just limited to clothes ...
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Japan has decided to extend, for another year, punitive tariffs on tapered roller bearings imported from the U. S. In retaliation against a U. S. Anti-dumping trade law known as the Byrd amendment. The decision to extend the retaliatory ...
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Solid Apollo,a company specializing in LED Lighting Technology,is offering pre-sale and post-sale technical advice,configurations,wiring diagrams,implementations and product designs,thus taking away the burden from contractors,architects ...
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Denise McDonagh, director of the government's G-Cloud programme, talks to Computer Weekly about the implementation challenges of the programme and the routes being taken to break government's dependence on large outsourcers. To describe ...
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Japan's core private-sector machinery orders expanded 5.7 percent in April on month to 788.6 billion yen (about 9.9 billion U.S. dollars), the government said Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted figure, which is widely considered as a key ...
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Second only to the bed, the dresser and chest is the most important, highly used, and diverse piece of a furniture in your bedroom. Frequently used as a vanity, display area for photos, trophies and other sentimental elements, and/or ...
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Nora Lighting has released a''New Glass''design guide that spotlights the company's latest collection of international glass pendants and sconces.The new collection complements the company's current line-up of artisan glass fixtures. ...
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