NHS poised for IT revolution
Press Review 9 August 2004
The new £6 billion scheme to upgrade the NHS computer system will go online this week.
Parliament 'must insist on openness' about technology projects
News Article 4 August 2004
Ministers should be prepared for closer scrutiny of major departmental technology projects, a senior MP has warned.
Sir Archy Kirkwood - work and pensions select committee chairman
Interview 4 August 2004
Sir Archy Kirkwood talks to ePolitix.com about the role of the work and pensions select committee in monitoring major information technology projects undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions.
'Scarce evidence' for benefits of NHS technology spending
News Article 27 July 2004
Evidence that the government's multi-billion pound investment in health technology will work is scarce to find, a leading think tank has warned.
IT secrecy 'must be ended'
News Article 22 July 2004
Ministers should be more open about the technology projects that departments are implementing, a committee of MPs has said.
Atos Origin
Government Affairs Website
Government scraps ITnet contract
Press Review 30 June 2004
The Cabinet Office has terminated an £83 million outsourcing contract with ITnet, the former in-house IT department of Cadbury Schweppes.
MPs criticise Customs over IT projects
News Article 22 June 2004
MPs have criticised HM Customs and Excise for spending over £100 million on a new IT system without fully analysing its expected costs and benefits.
BT fined for missed NHS deadline
Press Review 4 June 2004
BT is believed to have been fined a six figure sum after missing deadlines in the £6 billion programme to modernise health service computer systems.
Forum of Private Business
Government Affairs Website
'More to do' on NHS computer system
Press Review 30 April 2004
Health minister John Hutton has admitted the government has "a major job" to do as new IT systems are roled out across the NHS.
MPs slam new tax credit system
News Article 22 April 2004
The Commons public accounts committee has described the introduction of the Inland Revenue's new tax credits system as "nothing short of disastrous".
IT to speed up Ulster's justice system
News Article 19 April 2004
John Spellar has welcomed the launch in Northern Ireland of new technology that makes information on convictions and criminal records available to all criminal justice organisations with a relevant interest.
Government getting it wrong on IT appointment
Press Review 14 April 2004
Richard Granger, the civil servant who has masterminded the NHS IT contracts, has warned that the new government information supremo will lack sufficient power to ensure past mistakes are not repeated.
New IT bungle costs £150m
Press Review 14 April 2004
The taxpayer is facing a £150 million bill following the Home Office's decision to give Capita the contract to vet people working with children and the vulnerable.
