IT management

The VPN dilemma

With traditional networks choking on data, Liz Biddlecombe investigates the pros and cons of managing a VPN yourself or... Continue Reading

Citizen Portal gets beta launch

The online Citizen Portal, the UK site where the public can access government information and services on the Web, has finally been... Continue Reading

Sema troubles deepen

IT services company Sema yesterday postponed an analysts briefing into its disastrous performance and ordered an internal inquiry into share dealing by a... Continue Reading

Chinook response sends "wrong signal" to software industry

As defence secretary Geoff Hoon rubbished the Public Accounts Committee report into the 1994 Chinook disaster, an MP at the centre of the case...

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Mull of Kintyre MPs call on Blair to end Chinook deadlock

Mull of Kintyre Group of MPs calls on the prime minister to clear the pilots of blame for the 1994 Chinook crash Continue Reading

Armed forces morale hit by Chinook say MPs

MPs said yesterday that the Government's refusal to move on the Public Accounts Committee report on the 1994 Chinook crash was hitting armed forces morale.... Continue Reading

Computer Weekly's evidence to the Public Accounts Committee

We write to the Public Accounts Committee in relation to its consideration of the Chinook's FADEC computerised engine control... Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Chinook tragedy demands reform

The Public Accounts Committee report into the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash vindicates Computer Weekly's three-year campaign for justice. It... Continue Reading

MPs boost Chinook fight

At first glance, today's report by MPs of the PublicAccounts Committee (PAC) tells the story of flawed engine control software on the Chinook Mk2 helicopter Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

A thoroughly modern e-apprenticeship

Jane Dudman explains how young people in Newham have the chance to be apprentices in a scheme to lessen the blow of the IT skills... Continue Reading

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• Jane Dudman

Caught red handed by latest police IT

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• James Rogers

Independent inquiry into Chinook crash

Tony Collins

An independent inquiry into the Chinook helicopter crash in 1994 is likely to be launched by the House of Lords. It will...

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• Tony Collins

Did MoD deceive RAF inquiry?

New information shows that the Ministry of Defence withheld information from an air chief marshal about software flaws that could... Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

Tackling Internet misuse at work

Like the technology, Internet abuse appears to have proliferated in recent years. There are, however, two ways to tackle this... Continue Reading

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• Paul Grant

Pathway and the Post Office: the lessons learned

The infamous 1996-1999 Pathway project aimed to computerise the nation’s post offices and tackle benefit fraud. But 18 months... Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Blair criticised for failure to meet Chinook campaigners

Tony Collins

The prime minister was criticised in the House of Commons this week for not meeting a delegation of senior MPs and peers over the...

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• Tony Collins

IT man on the 5am ferry as Horizon reaches Orkney

James Rogers

Post Offices in two of the most isolated parts of the UK are the latest to go live as part of the Horizon counter...

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• James Rogers

MoD admits uncertainty over Mull Chinook crash

The Ministry of Defence has altered its stance on the fatal Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994, and now admits to uncertainty over the precise events leading up to accident Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

MPs fight on for independent Chinook inquiry

As peers and MPs rally to the cause for a new independent inquiry, former defence minister Malcolm Rifkind is among those to criticise the reasons for the... Continue Reading

How to scour the world when outsourcing

Thanks to Y2K compliance programmes, it is now perfectly acceptable for a firm to consider moving all or part of its systems development and support... Continue Reading

Report reveals trend to more women in IT

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Bosses welcome security warnings from outsiders

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• Daniel Thomas

Blair steps into Chinook battle

Tony Collins

The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will personally look into the circumstances of the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of...

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• Tony Collins

Defence minister misleads Commons over Chinook

Independent MP Martin Bell secures the first debate in the House of Commons over the causes of Chinook crash Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

Bell champions 'mass of new evidence' on Chinook crash

Tony Collins

Independent MP Martin Bell has told the House of Commons that a mass of new evidence has emerged over the possible causes of...

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• Tony Collins

Defence Minister misleads MPs over Chinook accident

Last week in the House of Commons, Labour’s Defence Minister Lewis Moonie unintentionally misled the House of Commons over a Chinook accident in 1989,... Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Air chief marshall attacks Chinook evidence

Tony Collins

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratten has criticised evidence suggesting that the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash could have...

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• Tony Collins

Post Office pays price over Pathway

The Post Office has turned in its first loss in 25 years after taking a £571m charge on the disastrous Pathway IT project, writes... Continue Reading

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• Mike Simons

Scotland backs Chinook crash report

The Scottish Executive has found that Computer Weekly uncovered new evidence over the reliability of the Fadec (Full Authority Digital Engine Control)... Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

RAF Justice: casting doubt on pilot error

Almost a year ago Computer Weekly published its 140-page RAF Justice report on the Internet. It revealed evidence of a cover-up... Continue Reading

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• Tony Collins

Lifting the lid on secret stiffing techniques

One of the UK's most experienced IT negotiators lifts the lid on some of the sharp practices used by software suppliers to get... Continue Reading

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• Karl Schneider

MoD did not tell the whole truth on Chinook software

Letters from software experts to Computer Weekly show the Ministry of Defence omitted to mention it sanctioned the very testing... Continue Reading

Leaked RAF memo scathing of safety software evaluation

Computer Weekly's Tony Collins uncovers evidence that the MoD has consistently undermined the authority of its software assessors... Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly's Tony Collins

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Tesco target of 300 online shops within one year Continue Reading

NAO report puts software at the heart of Chinook debate

Tony Collins

Government auditors will report tomorrow (Friday) that defence staff put into operational service a fleet of Chinook...

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• Tony Collins

White Paper: Software solutions for effective network power management

Uncertain power conditions can wreak havoc on small businesses, however, there are ways to limit the risk of computer data loss Continue Reading

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