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The US Government Is to Introduce a "Cyber Espionage Review" Process
Mar 29, 2013The US government is to introduce a "cyber espionage review" process into future purchases of IT after the measures were passed in a new funding law signed this week by President Obama. It follows reports in the press since the beginning ...
Tags: Cyber Espionage Review, IT, policy
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The Government Has Made a Good Start in Reducing Spend on IT
Jan 25, 2013The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the government has made a good start in reducing spend on IT, but that it still needs to work on delivering IT solutions that reform public services and the way they operate. Government ...
Tags: National Audit Office, IT, IT solutions
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The Government Has Made a Good Start in Reducing Spend on IT
Jan 24, 2013The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the government has made a good start in reducing spend on IT, but that it still needs to work on delivering IT solutions that reform public services and the way they operate. Government ...
Tags: National Audit Office, IT, IT solutions
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The Government Procurement Service Has Published a £1bn Tender for It Services
Dec 28, 2012The Government Procurement Service has published a£1bn tender for IT services. The request said the maximum number of participants in the four-year framework was 680,which will include central government departments and their ...
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The PC Market in Western Europe Is Changing
Dec 27, 2012The PC market in Western Europe is changing, which could transform the way businesses procure PCs. The latest PC market share data from Gartner shows Acer grew 15.3% to become western Europe's second biggest PC supplier. Asus grew 42.3% ...
Tags: Western Europe, PC market, Dell, IT consumerisation
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Government Procurement Service Has Put out a Framework Tender for Hosting Services Worth
Dec 26, 2012The Government Procurement Service has put out a framework tender for hosting services worth between £100m and £1bn. The four-year framework for IT services will include consulting, software development, internet and support. ...
Tags: Government Procurement Service, framework, hosting services, IT services
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The MoD Has Signed a £17m Five-Year Deal with HP for Desktop IT Break-Fix Services
Dec 26, 2012The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £17m five-year deal with HP for desktop IT break-fix services. "For the first time, the British Armed Forces can rely on a consistent and transparent level of support for IT assets in the ...
Tags: HP, desktop IT break-fix services, Ministry of Defence
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The G-Cloud Looks Set to Become The Future Model for The Way Government Buys Its IT
Dec 24, 2012The G-Cloud looks set to become the future model for the way government buys its IT – with a new framework in the pipeline that will include secure email services for the NHS – and calls for it to become a blueprint for all new ...
Tags: G-Cloud ramps, secure email services, user device services
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Government Put a £1bn Tender for IT Services on Ice Because of Hardware Problems
Dec 24, 2012The government has put a £1bn tender for IT services on ice because of hardware problems with the tender process. The four-year Applications Development, Delivery and Support Services (ADDSS) framework was issued in June and open to ...
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Government to Put End to Large ICT Frameworks Following Procurement Review
Dec 20, 2012The government is to put an end to large ICT frameworks following a review into the efficacy of procurement practices for small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs). Government ICT frameworks will only be agreed where they are shown to ...
Tags: large ICT frameworks, SMEs, commercial ICT strategy, government
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CloudStore Model Could Be Emulated Across Government Services to Improve SMEs Business
Dec 18, 2012The government’s CloudStore model could be emulated across other government services as a means of improving the number of SMEs doing business with the public sector, the government’s procurement chief has said. Speaking at ...
Tags: CloudStore model, government services, SMEs, procurement chief
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DCLG Sticks with Old Ways of Working and Contracts a Single Outsourcing Giant
Dec 17, 2012The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has stuck with old ways of working and will contract a single outsourcing giant for its desktop management services contract. DCLG has been given the go-ahead to refresh its IT ...
Tags: DCLG, old ways of working, desktop management services
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Bill Crothers Is Executive Director for Commercial Relationships at The Cabinet Office
Dec 17, 2012The Cabinet Office has named Bill Crothers as government chief procurement officer following the departure of incumbent John Collington. Bill Crothers is currently executive director for commercial relationships at the Cabinet Office. He ...
Tags: Cabinet Office, Bill Crothers, government chief procurement officer
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The Government Has Put All New It Frameworks on Hold
Oct 31, 2012The government has put all new IT frameworks on hold,as part of its review into the efficacy of framework agreements for SMEs. All planned Government Procurement Service(GPS)ICT procurements will be paused during the review to determine ...
Tags: IT Frameworks, SMEs, GPS, tender
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There Is No Question The PSN Has Been Gaining Momentum Over The Past 12 Months
Oct 11, 2012There is no question the Public Services Network(PSN)has been gaining momentum over the past 12 months.The"network of networks"to enable local services to save cash by using shared infrastructure and having better access to applications has ...
Tags: PSN, network, Computer Weekly