NHS IT revamp delayed by missed deadlineThe makers of Lorenzo, the computer system that will handle electronic patient records, have caused delays by missing the target delivery dateApril 6, 2010 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
Summary Care Records scheme revived by governmentThe electronic records system, recently halted to spread more professional and public awareness, has been restarted by the coalition governmentJune 8, 2010 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
Police IT agency plans £1bn in cutsThe National Policing Improvement Agency's chief executive has outlined cuts in IT spending by 2015, including reductions in police ITJuly 1, 2010 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
HMRC to trial IT app-development offshoringThe department will begin a project to see if outsourcing application development work to India will help decrease costsMarch 29, 2010 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
ID card 'chip' has no functionCurrent versions of the ID cards have contact plates similar to chip-and-PIN credit cards, but cannot be used to carry out electronic transactionsApril 16, 2010 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
Government CIO Joe Harley to retireJoe Harley will step down in spring 2012, after one year as government chief information officer and seven years in that role at the Department for Work and PensionsNovember 23, 2011 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
Identity scheme echoes ID cards, say campaignersThe government's new identity assurance scheme has shades of the scrapped ID card plan, campaigners at No2ID have warnedMay 24, 2011 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
Report: Scrap IR35 tax law for contractorsA report by the Office of Tax Simplification has recommended that the government either abolishes or amends the IR35 tax law, which addresses tax payments for contractorsMarch 11, 2011 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
DWP ends Fujitsu thin-client contractThe Department for Work and Pensions has terminated a contract with the company, which was agreed in 2010 to manage its 140,000 desktopsMarch 16, 2011 by Nick Heath in Government: UK
HMRC takes lenient view on online tax returnsHM Revenue and Customs has said it is willing to accept technical problems as an excuse for late tax returns filed using a new online systemFebruary 22, 2011 by Nick Heath in Government: UK