UK government IT security is "worryingly poor" and needs significant improvement, according to research by a security testing firm.
The government's overdue plan to set up a data centre hosting facility for vital e-government systems is finally moving forward.
The advice is given in the Office of the e-Envoy's long-awaited 'Quality Framework for UK Government Website Design', which was published in its finished state last week by Cabinet Office Minister Douglas Alexander.
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Hardened cynic though I am, it is still possible to amaze me. Maybe it is a joke or maybe it is only there to provoke. Whatever the reason, the Work Foundation (formerly the Industrial Society) has produced a report suggesting that we should be compelled to use e-government facilities.
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