Friday, January 28, 2005

ID Cards update #2

You may remember that I faxed my mp before Christmas to express my concerns about EDS possibly getting the contract for the ID cards system (original post here). Well, I've now had a letter back from Des Brown in the Home Office assuring me that the process will include an examination of the track record of any company tendering, and he mentions the CSA and DWP systems as "recent problems". Further news, as it happens ...

Incidentally, the slogan for the Home Office is "Building a Safe, Just and Tolerant Society" - is it me, or does that sound a bit sinister coming from the same people who still want to bang up people without charge or trial if they can get away with it?

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