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The Ministry of Defence is among departments which have revealed the cancellation of multimillion pound contracts. The ministry confirmed the cancellation of its £4.8m Land Information Architecture Office project as part of an ICT project review. In a parliamentary written answer, Peter Luff, the defence minister, also said …

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  1. John Smith 19 Gold badge
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    Millions? Not even *tens* of millions

    They need to save *billions*.

    I wonder what other stuff was flushed out by putting a hold on all new central government IT work

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  2. Kent Brockman

    says it all...

    "Departments including transport and communities and local government said they have no central record of IT deals.... "

    easier for plausible deniability for people pissing money up the wall..

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      EH?

      "Departments including transport and communities and local government said they have no central record of IT deals.... "

      What they need is a decent IT syste... oh wait...

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    2. Adam Salisbury
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      Theft?

      Surely the appropriation of public money and a complete lack of records on how it was spent should constitute what is probably multi-million pound theft!

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  3. Kubla Cant

    I what? T

    Q: Why does public sector IT always have to be called ICT? How is it different from what the rest of the world calls IT?

    A: Well, you see, it's information and *communication* technology.

    Q: Yes, and the stuff you're communicating is?

    A: Er, information.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Small question: How do you know

    that suspending the project has saved money rather than cost it?

    I mean, if the implementation of the IT project would have meant having 5 people doing the work that would previously have required 25, is money saved or wasted?

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