http://www.silicon.com Results for Identity and Passport Service en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39517666,00.htm In addition, outsourcing megadeals - contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to deliver a range of services over multiple years - have also enjoyed something of a comeback recently, as shown by the likes of BT's £500m contract with the NHS... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39472095,00.htm The cards will also be able to be used instead of a passport to travel between countries in Europe. An Identity Commissioner will be appointed to oversee operation of the service and report annually on how government and authorities are making use... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39462540,00.htm Urban, educated Indians have a multitude of identification cards provided by the government such as passport, driver's licence, income tax payee card and voter's card. Even worse, for a slice of impoverished, illiterate Indians, who can prove... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39465602,00.htm According to the Identity and Passport Service's annual accounts, published earlier this week, £12.4m was spent on the Critical Workers Identity Card (CWIC) scheme last year. If only the government would admit that it too is sick to the back teeth... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39462537,00.htm According to the Identity and Passport Service's (IPS) annual accounts, published earlier this week, £12.4m was spent on the Critical Workers Identity Card (CWIC) scheme last year. Spending on the wider ID cards project was revealed in the IPS... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39451709,00.htm Recent megadeals have included BT's £500m contract with the NHS, IBM and CSC's £300m deals with the government's Identity and Passport Service, and a £685m deal for HP-EDS at insurance giant Aviva. As IT outsourcing becomes a top priority for many... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:31:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39451666,00.htm The company and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) announced the contract term on Friday. National Identity Scheme contractors also include CSC, which has a contract to upgrade UK passport application systems. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39449787,00.htm People living in Manchester, who will be able to apply for ID cards from the end of 2009, would enrol in facilities in Identity and Passport Service offices. I would assume that the Post Office would have been one of the more secure locations, as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:48:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39441309,00.htm The Identity and Passport Service on Thursday announced the £400m contract for the passports, which will be available to UK citizens from October 2010. James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), said in a statement... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39428130,00.htm An Identity and Passport Service spokeswoman said: "Balpa have come to us with their concerns and we have spoken to them a number of times about how we can work with industry to resolve these. Identity cards will directly benefit airside workers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 08 May 2009 14:48:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39427411,00.htm An Identity and Passport Service spokesperson said that the government still plans to introduce identity cards as planned. The Home Secretary announced last year that as the National Identity Service rolls out in 2011/2012, we will be offering... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 05 May 2009 08:45:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39418260,00.htm With doubts over the practical benefits the cards will offer to the public still dogging the project, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) last week raised the possibility of adding chip and PIN functionality, with IPS chief executive James... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39158627,00.htm I is for Identity and Passport Service The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) insists lessons will be learned from past IT projects but the project has already seen the shortlist of companies bidding to run the scheme dwindle to just five. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:31:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39417618,00.htm No government department staff aside from the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) will be able to access either the biometric or biographical details, the source added. Booth said the ID cards scheme had doubled the cost of a passport since 2004... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:06:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39417044,00.htm Readers capable of scanning the cards' chips will not be in place until they are introduced at UK border entry points next year, Bill Crothers, CIO and executive director commercial for the Identity and Passport Service, told silicon.com yesterday. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39409758,00.htm Other risks cited in the 2003 report included inadequate support from relevant organisations such as the police, DVLA and Identity and Passport Service; and concerns that the sheer scale of the project "could lead to difficulties". editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:18:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39396824,00.htm An Identity and Passport Service spokesman said in a statement: "Balpa have come to us with their concerns and we have spoken to them a number of times about how we can work with industry to resolve these. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39394802,00.htm The centre will be run by the UK Identity and Passport Service, with input from HMRC, MI5, MI6, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the police. Booth said the National Identity Register (the database behind the National Identity Scheme), the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39391135,00.htm Currently no police stations, border entry points or job centres have readers for the card's biometric chip, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) revealed in response to an FoI (Freedom of Information) request by silicon.com about the £4.7bn... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:43:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39368026,00.htm The announcement follows Identity and Passport Service (IPS) research that found 55 per cent of the public "agreed with ID cards" in November 2008, down from 60 per cent in August. Smith also said that the Home Office also planned to introduce a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:26:02 +0000