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• February 18, 2013 18 Feb'13

  Pitchford to head-up Universal Credit programme

  David Pitchford, executive director of Major Projects Authority heads up the Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

• January 09, 2013 09 Jan'13

  IT contractors seek to fill skills gap left by public sector cuts

  IT contractors are increasingly confident about job opportunities in the public sector due to reductions in the civil service's head count, finds research

• January 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Morrisons sees poor sales due to lack of online presence

  Supermarket chain Morrisons posted “disappointing” sales over the Christmas break, due to the retailer’s lack of online presence.

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  MPs call for wider promotion of mutuals beyond Whitehall

  Mutuals need to be effectively promoted across the whole public sector, not just Whitehall, say MPs

• December 03, 2012 03 Dec'12

  HMRC slammed for 'undue complacency' on RTI systems

  Report labels HMRC “unduly complacent” about the roll-out of the Real Time Information (RTI) system crucial to the Universal Credit programme

• October 24, 2012 24 Oct'12

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games

  As the job of a lifetime nears its end, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about his Olympic experience

• September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12

  DWP hits back at criticism over Universal Credit IT systems

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has hit back at calls to delay its flagship Universal Credit scheme because of IT concerns

• September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12

  Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders

  The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk

• September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12

  Interview: Channel 4 CIO on the IT behind the broadcasting of the Paralympic Games

  The Paralympic Games was the largest live broadcast undertaking for Channel 4, and gave the IT team an equally complex project

• September 04, 2012 04 Sep'12

  UK Border Agency ordered to crack down on bogus student visas

  The UKBA must crack down on bogus student visas ahead of the roll-out of its troubled e-Borders program, MPs have urged

• July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12

  Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide

  Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture

• July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12

  Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange

  Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange

• May 29, 2012 29 May'12

  CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business

  Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands

• May 16, 2012 16 May'12

  CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva

  It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual.

• May 03, 2012 03 May'12

  European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers

  The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers

• April 10, 2012 10 Apr'12

  CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service

  CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system.

• March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12

  CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom

  Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly

• March 14, 2012 14 Mar'12

  Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business

  Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner

• March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12

  Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’

  A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.

• March 07, 2012 07 Mar'12

  John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit

  John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m

• March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12

  NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments

  The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier.

• March 05, 2012 05 Mar'12

  Rogue IT manager jailed for two years after £123k procurement scam

  A rogue IT procurement manager has been jailed for two years after he colluded with two IT suppliers to defraud grocer Nisa Today out of £123,000

• February 20, 2012 20 Feb'12

  CIO priorities 2012: Ali Jaffri, ICT manager, Gallions Housing

  Ali Jaffri, ICT manager at Gallions Housing, talks about the challenges of 2012.

• February 07, 2012 07 Feb'12

  More than half of government projects behind schedule

  More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.

• January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12

  UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012

  UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics

  With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.

• October 10, 2011 10 Oct'11

  London 2012 Olympics opens Technology Operations Centre

  The IT powering the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has passed a major milestone with the formal opening of the Technology Operations Centre.

• October 07, 2011 07 Oct'11

  85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system

  Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system.

• October 04, 2011 04 Oct'11

  Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development

  Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ...

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts

  The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project.

• September 07, 2011 07 Sep'11

  CIO interview: Mike Bracken, UK government director of digital

  Whitehall is not exactly known for being at the bleeding edge of technological innovation. But as the newly appointed government director of digital, Mike Bracken is set to change that perception. In an exclusive interview, he discusses the ...

• August 30, 2011 30 Aug'11

  The business architect role is vital to business process transformation

  If you have not yet heard the term "business architect", you soon will, write John Rymer and Alexander Peters of Forrester Research. Whether business architects report into the business or IT, this emerging role will help usher in organisations' ...

• August 26, 2011 26 Aug'11

  Lack of soft skills training is curbing IT career progression

  Employers are failing to provide IT professionals with the business...

• August 23, 2011 23 Aug'11

  Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others

  Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University.

• August 08, 2011 08 Aug'11

  Toxic National Programme for IT contracts to be housed under one body

  Billions of pounds of toxic IT contract exposures at the Department for Health could be housed under one central unit, according to reports.

• August 02, 2011 02 Aug'11

  NHS trust forced to adopt National Programme patient records system or face £8.8m fine

  An NHS trust was forced to buy care records software through the National Programme for IT or face the threat of an £8.8m fine - even though it had a longstanding supplier in place.

• August 01, 2011 01 Aug'11

  CSC closes acquisition of iSoft ahead of NHS IT contract renegotiations

  Outsourcing provider CSC has closed the acquisition of beleaguered healthcare application provider iSoft for $189m (£115m).

• July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11

  Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT

  The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report.

• July 19, 2011 19 Jul'11

  Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction

  Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.

• June 22, 2011 22 Jun'11

  European Commission gives green light to CSC acquisition of beleaguered iSoft

  The European Commission (EC) has approved CSC's acquisition of healthcare software maker iSoft.

• June 16, 2011 16 Jun'11

  NHS pays £200m advance to CSC as contract renegotiation nears conclusion

  The NHS has paid £200m to troubled supplier CSC as an advance while awaiting the conclusion of discussions on amendments to the controversial deal.

• May 27, 2011 27 May'11

  DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system.

• May 18, 2011 18 May'11

  Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report

  The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report.

• May 16, 2011 16 May'11

  The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down

  The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department.

• April 26, 2011 26 Apr'11

  Global cloud market to reach $240bn by 2020

  The global cloud market is set to explode in the next 10 years, growing from $40.7bn in 2011 to more than $241bn in 2020, according to Forrester Research.

• April 20, 2011 20 Apr'11

  UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad

  The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns.

• April 13, 2011 13 Apr'11

  Building an Olympics network

  Preparation is clearly the key to Olympic success, as players on 27 July 2012 will see years of finely honed practice condensed into one gruelling fortnight

• April 01, 2011 01 Apr'11

  Exclusive interview: Deputy government CIO Bill McCluggage on the new government IT strategy

  Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about the changes in the government's new IT strategy.

• March 29, 2011 29 Mar'11

  Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy

  The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better.