Defence, Fire, Police

The armed forces, police service, and fire service use technology to safeguard the UK population, and ensure national security. Defence procurement, counter-terrorism, and inter-agency ICT support remain in the spotlight, especially with moves in the United States to develop Cloud-based defence frameworks.

Kent invests in tech to boost fire safety knowledge

2012-02-09 13:50

New system - an example of Premises Risk Management (PRM) technology - makes a 38,000 strong database of local addresses much easier for managers to access.

Three new regional e-crime hubs set up to battle cybercrime

2012-02-09 13:37

ACPO to help regions battle threat of online crime with a £30m extension over England of the Met's e-Crime work.

Viewpoint: Gail Adams, Achilles

2012-02-09 11:36

More and more procurement spats are going to court, worries the Services Director of this procurement advisory body.

Public say security needs can trump personal data integrity

2012-02-09 11:03

Interesting poll by data specialists SAS says punters trust law enforcement specialists with their data to boost safety. Note; they don't feel that confident about Whitehall doing the same.

Intellect calls for 'bootstrap' recovery based on technology

2012-02-09 10:57

Of which public sector technology 'excellence' is a major strand.

Do you know what 'operational efficiency' is?

2012-02-08 14:59

Check out our special video discussion with the perspectives of users, CIOs and industry giant Cisco and see if your vision tallies with theirs.

The CloudStore - ready to open its doors

2012-02-08 14:28

The App Store is The CloudStore - and it's coming soon.

CSC grabs new leader from banking software sector

2012-02-08 11:55

Appointment welcomed; could it lead to the kind of structural reform many see as the struggling firm's only way forward, though?

Manchester Fire dumps legacy for new unified system

2012-02-08 11:07

Change is in the air as team moves to new system from supplier Active Solutions Connect, based on MSFT technology.

CIPS adopts new best procurement approaches

2012-02-07 11:55

The professional body for all those involved in procurement says the move will help public sector bodies globally raise the bar in terms of more efficient purchasing.

Defence, Fire, Police

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