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FCO condemns Iranian cyberattack against the BBC

...broadcast signals and intimidating people in Iran associated with the broadcaster, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said on Tuesday. "It has been a pattern... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

FCO taps Huddle for secure cloud collaboration

...securely into the cloud." FCO Services is the trading arm of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that provides a range of services to other government... Read more

22 July, 2011 by Mark Say

Foreign Office gives £82m IT contract to C&W Worldwide

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has signed an £82m, five and a half... Read more

14 September, 2010

Cameron calls for internet openness

...to create its own internet system, separate from the internet. Photo credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Read more

1 November, 2011

MoD recruits hundreds of cyber experts

...The law of armed conflict, we believe, does apply to cyber-space," Foreign and Commonwealth Office cyber-policy director Tim Dowse told the EastWest Institute... Read more

2 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government contracts get professional oversight

...Interserve, GEO Group, Amey and Sodexo Ann Pedder, commercial director for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is responsible for G4S, Balfour Beatty, Cable & Wireless, Global... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government IT stuck in a 'vicious circle', report says

...with the user in mind; for example, the Prism system in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which left staff confused and frustrated. "In the... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Ben Woods

Hague: UK government fell victim to Zeus attack

...UK government systems fell victim to a Zeus Trojan attack. Photo credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office In late December, spoofed emails claiming to come from... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

UK and Australia to discuss cybersecurity

...meet with his Australian counterpart to discuss matters including cybersecurity. Photo credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign secretary William Hague and defence secretary Liam Fox... Read more

17 January, 2011 by Darren Pauli

CWW wins £10m government communications deal

...and Wireless Worldwide won an £82m contract to provide communications for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). DIFD will now use the same global communications... Read more

10 November, 2010 by Jack Clark

Cable & Wireless wins £82m Foreign Office network deal

...82m, five-and-a-half year global telecoms framework contract with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Services offered under the framework consist of a... Read more

14 September, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
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Morson 1.1

...work with include Thales, Ericsson, Transport for London, EDF Energy and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We have a host of positions available from Mechanical... Read more

27 April, 2012
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...next three days- Latest Advice Get the latest travel advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)- Emergency Button Find your current location and where... Read more

22 July, 2011
FCO admits overnight energy waste

FCO admits overnight energy waste

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been leaving about 10,000 computers switched on... Read more

29 September, 2008 by Kable

LogicaCMG wins UK embassy web deal

...As part of the five-year deal, LogicaCMG will completely replace the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) current web platform, which handles 24 million... Read more

20 February, 2007 by Andy McCue

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