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Latest Public Sector IT articles

Integrated circuit turns 50

Device enabled modern electronics

Top technology trade bodies discuss merger

American Electronics Association and IT Association of America to join forces   More...

Union warns council staff not to provide fingerprints

Westminster Council staff are being advised not to cooperate with new biometrics plans   More...

Government should not subsidise next-gen broadband

But there is still a role to play, says Caio report   More...

PA Consulting keeps children's database contract

Disgraced firm will continue to work on ContactPoint project   More...

Computing podcast 11 September 2008

We look back at the troubled CSA IT system and assess the prospects for its successor, and we examine the prospects for mobile phone contactless payments as the technology completes a major trial   More...

MPs snub laptop security initiative

95 per cent of MPs fail to respond to free laptop lock offer   More...

Dated link nearly sinks airline

United Airlines stock takes a dive after 2002 bankruptcy story resurfaces   More...

Elderly to be monitored remotely

Northern Ireland seeking suppliers for service to monitor long-term care patients   More...

Whitehall is learning from its mistakes

All eyes will be on the replacement systems for the successor to the beleaguered CSA   More...

IT revamp to boost child support

New investment in IT and tighter contract management should help the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission avoid the costly mistakes made by the Child Support Agency   More...

Troop movements found on USB stick

MoD tally of lost USB sticks or PDAs this year reaches 58   More...

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