Archives: December, 2010

WRITTEN ON Monday, December 20th, 2010 BY William Heath AND STORED IN Policies

The House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) is to do an enquiry into the extent to which government IT as “ideal”: “The inquiry will examine the Government’s overall strategy for information technology (IT) including how it identifies business needs, the effectiveness of governance arrangements, and procurement policy and practice.” Chaired by the thoughtful […]


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WRITTEN ON Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 BY William Heath AND STORED IN Save Time and Money

Government IT procurement has been far from ideal. So this today from Francis Maude looks encouraging “You will all have experienced procurements that seemed to go on forever, cost millions of pounds and took countless hours of your employees’ time and energy. I know how frustrating this can be and I can promise you here […]


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