NAO Report To Critise NHS Plans
News According to reports, a transcript of a House of Commons public accounts committee meeting revealed that the report by the NAO's comptroller and auditor general, Sir John Bourn, will set out the failures of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT).
[March 23, 2006, 12:50]
IT Fails To Staunch DWP Fraud Losses
News Publishing the report, DWP Resource Accounts 2006-07, NAO head Sir John Bourn said on Wednesday: "Once again I have had to qualify my opinion on the DWP accounts because of the significant sums lost to fraud and error: £2.5bn or 2.1% in the last...
[July 26, 2007, 12:12]
Public Should Benefit From E-government Savings
News The government is committed to offering all its services online by 2005 but Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, has warned MPs that take-up could be low if many members of the public cannot see any advantage in accessing them electronically.
[April 5, 2002, 11:57]
E-government Services Could Cost 800,000 Jobs
News Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, has warned MPs that take-up could be low if members of the public cannot see any advantage in accessing services electronically. These might include transferring some of the cost savings to users...
[May 13, 2002, 16:35]
Third Of Government Data Systems Not Up To Scratch
News Head of the NAO, Sir John Bourn, said good-quality data is essential for the effective operation of targets for public-sector accountability. Bourn added that departments must learn from improvements made on existing systems and transfer these to...
[December 20, 2007, 16:37]
UK Farmers Still Suffering From Government IT Woes
News NAO chief, Sir John Bourn, said: "Since my report over a year ago on the implementation of the SPS, the RPA has made encouraging progress in remedying the problems I highlighted, as demonstrated by an increase in farmers' satisfaction with the...
[December 13, 2007, 10:26]
Road-tax Evaders Targeted With New Tech
News Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, said in a statement: "It is clear that the DVLA continues to recognise the importance of tackling the evasion of vehicle excise duty. The annual £200m road tax evasion bill for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing...
[September 12, 2003, 16:55]
Highways Agency Tech Management Criticised
News Sir John Bourn, the head of the National Audit Office, praised the agency's efforts to improve its information management but said more work is still needed. The Highways Agency has developed a new sophisticated computer network to deal with...
[November 29, 2004, 15:30]
Child Support IT Failures Savaged
News Sir John Bourn, the head of the NAO, said in a statement: "These problems will have caused genuine hardship and distress to many parents and their children. The Child Support Agency (CSA) IT system has been branded one of the "worst public...
[July 3, 2006, 10:45]
Government Websites Under Fire
News At the time, Sir John Bourn, head of the NAO, said: "A significant amount of taxpayer's money is being spent in central and local government in introducing Internet-based services. In the week the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Patricia...
[November 22, 2002, 15:13]
