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Government seeks savings through licence shuffle

...on the reallocation of software licences as part of efforts to cut public spending, companies with large government software contracts, such as Microsoft, are just... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Hundreds of government IT projects in firing line

...projects as part of its plan to cut billions of pounds in public spending. Bill McCluggage, the deputy government chief information officer, told an audience... Read more

22 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Copper not dead for super-fast broadband, says BT

The UK could get speeds in excess of 100Mbps out of its existing copper broadband network, reducing the need to deploy full fibre-to-the-premises Read more

11 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

£7bn NHS e-records plan faces failure, says watchdog

...health record for every patient in England, according to the UK's public spending watchdog. The goal of the project, part of the wider National... Read more

18 May, 2011 by Nick Heath
CESG: How UK defends against cyberattacks

CESG: How UK defends against cyberattacks

...of whistle-blower site Wikileaks on a government that has massively cut public spending. Q: How is the threat landscape changing?A: Cyberspace provides a... Read more

26 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Siemens tech contract 'will cost the BBC millions'

...instead end up costing the corporation more than £10m, according to the public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office report, The BBC's management of... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Cuts blitz will boost G Cloud, says government CIO

...finances. John Suffolk told GC News that the requirement to cut the public-spending deficit has led the government to emphasise the importance of IT... Read more

22 October, 2010 by Kable

Web app lets public see how much councils spend

...be one of the most thorough and comprehensive ever taken on local public spending," Whiteman added. "Residents will be given a breakdown of exactly where... Read more

26 September, 2010 by Kable

Tribunal: DWP must release Gateway contract details

...Freedom of Information Act is successfully delivering greater transparency and accountability on public spending Read more

24 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Government info chief outlines IT project exceptions

...a review of existing projects as part of its effort to reduce public spending. Suffolk said projects may be allowed to go ahead only if... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Kable

MoD chops £120m IT consultancy budget

...above £1m. In an emergency budget in June, Chancellor George Osborne announced public spending reductions of £31.9bn a year by 2014-15 in a... Read more

14 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Government spending site asks for feedback on cuts

...across the country designed to hear the views of citizens about how public spending should be cut. The website was initially only made available to... Read more

12 July, 2010 by Kable

IT industry sees silver lining in Budget cuts

...will reduce its departmental budgets by one-quarter as part of drastic public spending cuts aimed at setting the UK economy back on its feet... Read more

23 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

European Commission calls for body scanner safeguards

...similar to that of the old government, ZDNet UK understands. Cuts to public spending will not affect the implementation of body scanners in UK airports... Read more

16 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Becta axing to save government in future costs

...as part of government plans to cut an extra £6.2bn from public spending this year, it would recoup "£80m from closing Becta and other... Read more

10 June, 2010 by Kable

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