Government High-tech Plans To Shake Up Whitehall
News This week, the Commons public accounts committee revealed that over 20 recent government IT projects had been unsuccessful. The system, dubbed the Knowledge Network Project has been criticised in the press as a means for keeping Whitehall in tune...
[January 11, 2000, 9:34]
MPs Attack 'flimsy' Gov't Sums On Shared Services
News A key problem is the lack of centrally agreed benchmarks against which to measure the performance of shared functions, including the impact of two of the established shared service centres in the NHS and HM Prison Service, according to members of...
[May 8, 2008, 11:32]
Gov't Urged To Prioritise Inclusive Web Services
News The government must ensure those without web access are not excluded from public services, according to the Public Accounts Committee. Edward Leigh, chair of the committee, said officials should guard against focusing on the "sunlit digital uplands...
[April 29, 2008, 9:37]
Government CIO Council 'must Raise Its Game'
News But in its Delivering successful IT-enabled business change report, Whitehall spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the role of the CIO Council is not clear and its profile remains low.
[June 5, 2007, 12:21]
Report Raises Doubts Over EPassport Project
News Further discussion on ePassports will take place on 27 February when IPS representatives appear before a Public Accounts Committee hearing. It said the IPS should "reduce its reliance on consultants and interim staff and devote greater attention to...
[February 8, 2007, 16:06]
