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NAO: Government needs 'firm grasp' on open data costs

...according to a report on the transparency of public information by the National Audit Office. Since data.gov.uk's creation in 2010, some 8... Read more

18 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

NAO: Government failed to measure website value

...sufficient information about the returns on its investment, the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said on Friday."It is a good thing that... Read more

12 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

NHS IT will fail to deliver care records, says NAO

...The National Audit Office has published a damning report of NHS information technology, which... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Siemens tech contract 'will cost the BBC millions'

...the corporation more than £10m, according to the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office report, The BBC's management of its Digital Media Initiative... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

DWP hampered by poor IT, says report

...out-of-date IT in tackling benefit fraud and error, says the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog's report on minimising the cost of... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Kable

Oracle deal promises £75m in savings for government

...for shared services, such as HR and payroll) will be reduced. The National Audit Office (NAO) recently criticised government shared-services centres for not delivering... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Sade Laja

NHS may revive 'unworkable' Lorenzo system

...10 health trusts in the north, Midlands and east of England.The National Audit Office (NAO) severely criticised the pace of the Lorenzo rollout to... Read more

7 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Has £90m been wasted on government websites? Nobody knows...

...sufficient information about the returns on its investment, the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) said. Government has failed to measure whether it is... Read more

9 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

Government aims to build in-house IT skills

...capability of government IT staff at all levels.Earlier this week the National Audit Office published a report, based on a survey of 17 central... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Mark Say

MPs torch failed FiReControl project

...The drubbing from the PAC echoes criticisms made in July by the National Audit Office (NAO), which described FiReControl as a poorly managed project that... Read more

20 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

£2.7bn NHS records system is 'unworkable', says PAC

...to continue with the NHS's National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The National Audit Office reported in May that the NHS would fail to deliver... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

HMRC eyes £235m cut in IT budget

...25 percent over the next four years, says a report by the National Audit Office. The document, Reducing Costs in HM Revenue and Customs, says... Read more

21 July, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

HMRC points to progress in IT reforms

...PAYE (NPS), an issue that was raised in a report by the National Audit Office last week. A new computer system set up for the... Read more

12 July, 2011 by Mark Say

Fire service gets £81m to improve control systems

...in their control services" following a damning report into FiReControl by the National Audit Office. In a written ministerial statement published on Tuesday, fire minister... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Sade Laja

Government IT strategy lacks detail, report says

...and when there are fewer critical reports about IT projects from the National Audit Office. Hodge added: "The plan should also set out how the... Read more

6 July, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock

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