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EXCL: Crucial MoD IT programme that underpins “mission critical” services is £210m over budget, 26 months late and “in trouble”, says leaked report 1/5
thetimes.co.uk/article/106fed…
thetimes.co.uk/article/106fed…
Cost & time overrun “could well worsen further” as “significant areas of technical uncertainty” in the Global Connectivity programme remain, says independent consultants’ report obtained by The Times 2/5
Worryingly, MoD accused of a “failure to understand what is mission critical”, as report stressed: “To be clear: current military operations would cease without the network services that the programme is replacing.” This was “overlooked at key points”. 3/5
While problems with the 5-year programme that launched in 2015 had been identified early, they were “permitted to persist until time pressures have become critical”. 4/5
The MoD insisted yday that IT services & networks were not at risk of blackout & that military operations would not be affected by issues with the programme.
Looks likely parts of the legacy PFI contract with BT will have to be extended - at a cost - until prog complete. 5/5
Looks likely parts of the legacy PFI contract with BT will have to be extended - at a cost - until prog complete. 5/5
