Ministry of Justice issues 300m tender for desktop services

03/20/2013 18:48:56

Department's infrastructure and devices contract to closely follow planned system integration and management framework The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is planning to spend up to 300m on end user computing and desktop services as part of a future IT sourcing plan. ... ...

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Taking a dual header approach to government ICT

03/20/2013 18:47:41

Government CIO Andy Nelson provides a warning for suppliers, a new twist on data centre rationalisation, and an update on the Cloudstore. Mark Say reports... ...

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McDonagh talks up 'game changing' potential of G-Cloud

03/20/2013 18:46:06

McDonagh talks up 'game changing' potential of G-Cloud G-Cloud programme director Denise McDonagh tells Gill Hitchcock about blogging, using SMEs and the future for CloudStore... ...

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Bill Crothers calls on government IT suppliers to show more initiative on savings

03/20/2013 18:45:02

Bill Crothers calls on government IT suppliers to show more initiative on savings Government chief procurement officer looks for new thinking from 'outside-government' The government's chief procurement officer, Bill Crothers, has told the government's major IT suppliers that they need to come up with better ideas to help the government save money.... ...

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Crothers: more flexible pricing models are key

03/20/2013 18:44:23

Government chief procurement officer tells David Bicknell more flexible pricing models are essential for mutually beneficial government and supplier relationships... ...

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GPS plans "standard" cross-government approach to SIAM

03/20/2013 18:42:57

DWP set to be the first department to use strategic SIAM reference set in a specific procurement... ...

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Providers gear up for GDS identity assurance launch

03/20/2013 18:42:13

The government is hoping that its Identity Assurance Programme (IAP) will create a 'trust ecosystem', allowing users of government services to confirm their identity online through companies that already hold their data, such as their bank.... ...

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Turf war breaks out over public sector procurement

03/20/2013 18:40:47

The Cabinet Office has defended its approach towards public sector IT procurement following criticisms from former G-Cloud programme director Chris Chant.... ...

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U.S. Air Force overrides stop-work order on Embraer contract

03/20/2013 18:33:14

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Friday authorized U.S.-based Sierra Nevada Corp and Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA to resume work on a $428 million order building 20 light attack planes for Afghanistan, despite a protest filed by the losing bidder.... ...

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Indonesia to buy more Russian jet fighters, patrol ships

03/20/2013 18:30:31

JAKARTA, March 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to buy more than a dozen Russian Sukhoi fighter jets and domestically made, missile-equipped patrol ships as part of a $15 billion five-year campaign to modernise its military, defence officials said on Wednesday.... ...

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