UK demands 'mandatory' reviews of government IT projects
The National Audit Office, an official UK watchdog agency, announced recommendations calling for "a central, mandatory system" of IT project reviews.
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Shocking gov't IT failure statistics!
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released data that shows disturbing trends on government IT projects.
UK tax department: Bizarre IT spending incentives
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Research: Gov't lacks oversight on services contracts
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Cool word of the day: 'Boondoggle'
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Failure statistics in Yemen
Not technology, but definitely related to failed projects, the Yemeni government released statistics about failure in various industry segments.
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Failed government IT: 'The mother of all databases'
The "IT system used to identify terrorist threats that has been crippled by technical flaws," according to a memo from the House of Representatives. The failed system is part of a central US government repository of data called the mother of all databases.
Daily Mail employee data stolen on laptop
A laptop containing confidential information belonging to employees and suppliers of UK newspaper, the Daily Mail, was stolen. According to the Guardian, the missing data consists of name, address, bank account number and bank sort code belonging to affected staff.