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PAC Have Slammed The Department for Work & Pensions
Nov 8, 2013MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have slammed the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) for "alarmingly weak management" and a "shocking absence of control" in its handling of the Universal Credit welfare programme. The project, ...
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The Government's G-Cloud Programme Has Expanded Again
Oct 31, 2013The government's G-Cloud programme has expanded again, with public sector buyers now able to purchase digital services from over 1,000 suppliers, the vast majority of which are SMEs. G-Cloud 4, known as G4, has attracted a record number ...
Tags: G-Cloud, Computer Products
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The National Audit Office Described The Government's Welfare Reforms
Sep 6, 2013The National Audit Office, the spending watchdog, has described the government's welfare reforms as "overambitious" and hindered by the "limited functionality" of IT systems. It follows Department for Work and Pensions announcing further ...
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It Managers at SMEs Will Be Made Redundant in The Next Five Years
Aug 26, 2013IT managers at SMEs will be made redundant in the next five years and replaced by a financial director or CIO, according to the MD of data centre provider City Lifeline, Roger Keegan. Keegan told Computing that in-house data centres are ...
Tags: Computer Products, data, software
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75 Percent of Government IT Budgets Globally Were Reported as Flat or Increasing in 2013
Aug 16, 2013Despite a continuing drive to lower the cost of IT services, about 75 percent of government IT budgets globally were reported as flat or increasing in 2013, said Gartner Tuesday when releasing findings of the Gartner Executive Programs 2013 ...
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Lincolnshire County Council Is Seeking a New Outsourcing Partner
Apr 8, 2013Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a new outsourcing partner following the issue of a tender for services, expected to weigh in at between 85m and 110m. The contract is expected to be awarded in April 2014, with the winning bidder ...
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Stephen Kelly Abolished The Role of Government CIO
Mar 18, 2013Stephen Kelly (pictured), the government's chief operating officer, has abolished the role of government CIO, currently held on an interim basis by Andy Nelson, who is also CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions, as part of the ...
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Government CIO Has Been Appointed as CIO at The Department for Work and Pensions
Feb 6, 2013Government CIO Andy Nelson has been appointed as CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Nelson was appointed government CIO in April 2012 to add to his role as CIO of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which he started in ...
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The Government Has Launched The Third Procurement Round for The G-Cloud Service
Jan 15, 2013The government has launched the third procurement round for the G-Cloud service, which will see the total value of potential spend on the framework increase from 100m to 200m. The G-Cloud uses cloud computing to help change the way ...
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Liam Maxwell,Formerly The Deputy Government CIO,Has Been Appointed as First Whitehall CTO
Dec 28, 2012Liam Maxwell, formerly the deputy government CIO, has been appointed as the first Whitehall chief technology officer (CTO), in the latest stage of a major shake-up of the government IT leadership organisation. As revealed last week by ...
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The BBC Covered Every Sport From Every Venue During The Entire London 2012 Olympic Games
Dec 28, 2012The top IT leaders in the UK talked to Computer Weekly throughout 2012 to share their opinions and experiences of modern technology leadership and transforming business and government through IT innovation. Their views are valuable not only ...
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PSN Contracts Need to Be Long-Term in Order for Public Sector Bodies to Network
Dec 28, 2012PSN contracts need to be long-term in order for public sector bodies to actually benefit from the joined-up network. That's according to Nick Roberts, IT group manager of Surrey County Council, speaking at a roundtable event discussing ...
Tags: Contracts, Long-Term, joined-up network
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Government Forces NHS Suppliers to List Prices Online to Drive out £500m Overspend
Dec 27, 2012The government must force NHS suppliers to list their prices on a comparison website in order to drive out £500m of overspend caused by price variation, according to research. The study from Ernst & Young found that discrepancies in ...
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Sally Howes,IT Director at The National Audit Office,Has Extensive Experience in IT Sector
Dec 26, 2012Sally Howes, IT director at the National Audit Office, has extensive experience in the IT sector and was brought in to boost the government watchdog's technical skills. Under her guidance the NAO is expanding its role beyond project ...
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The G-Cloud Should Be Held up as a Model for How to Do Frameworks in Government
Dec 25, 2012The G-Cloud should be held up as a model for how to do frameworks in government, deputy government CIO Liam Maxwell has said. The comments follow moves by the Cabinet Office to freeze all new procurement frameworks, as part of its review ...
Tags: G-Cloud, Liam Maxwell, frameworks, Cabinet Office