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NAO slams NPfIT delivery An unachievable timetable for electronic patient records damaged confidence in the National Programme for IT, according to the National Audit Office 16 May 2008 more..

Tax helpline needs to pick up Parliament's Public Accounts Committee says the government's tax information telephone services fall below industry standards 15 May 2008 more..

Birmingham clears fifth of invoice backlog "Approvals Day" at Birmingham City Council has cleared 2,000 of the city's 10,000 delayed invoices 15 May 2008 more..

Wales brings wi-fi to public libraries The Welsh Assembly Government will install wireless connections in libraries as part of a £10.5m modernisation programme 15 May 2008 more..

IT makes Foreign Office flexible Diplomatic and consular staff are using IT to work more flexibly worldwide, according to the FCO's annual report 15 May 2008 more..

Becta refers Microsoft to EC The UK's education technology agency Becta is referring an interoperability complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission 14 May 2008 more..

Birmingham acts on 10,000 unpaid invoices Birmingham City Council has held an 'Approvals Day' in an attempt to clear a backlog of 10,000 invoices 14 May 2008 more..

NI announces secure document transfer system The Northern Ireland civil service is introducing new measures to protect personal data 14 May 2008 more..

GLA wants pool of London web suppliers The Greater London Authority is establishing a three year framework deal to provide the capital's public sector with web services 13 May 2008 more..

Sheffield shortlists two for £200m contract Capita and Fujitsu remain in the race to provide Sheffield City Council with a extensive range of services for seven years 13 May 2008 more..

ICO gains power to fine The Information Commissioner's Office can now impose fines on organisations that commit serious data protection breaches 12 May 2008 more..

DWP extends voice fraud pilots The Department of Work and Pensions has made £1.5m available for a second round of pilots on the use of voice risk analysis (VRA) technology to fight benefit fraud 12 May 2008 more..

Treasury heralds new Gershon review IT and back office work will be one of four main areas for the successor to Sir Peter Gershon's 2004 Efficiency Review 12 May 2008 more..

DigiTV takes on prescriptions A local government digital TV service run by Kirklees Council has launched a repeat prescriptions service 12 May 2008 more..

DWP still packages discs with passwords The Department for Work and Pensions is still sending out discs holding confidential data with passwords in the same package 12 May 2008 more..

BCS showcases star projects The British Computer Society is waving the flag for successful public sector IT projects 12 May 2008 more..

Scotland to publish planning info The Scottish Government has moved forward plans to publish information on planning applications online 9 May 2008 more..

Schools get discount on digital archives Becta is backing an initiative to give schools cut price access to millions of online images and newspaper archives, plus art and science resources 9 May 2008 more..

Government shelves compulsory personal carbon trading Public fears over data management have contributed to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' decision to suspend research into a national personal carbon trading scheme 9 May 2008 more..