Posts by Bluff and Bluster

Really?

Never sure what to believe from this power house of civil servants *cough*. I find it all a bit too secretive for my liking. On the magical website (no sarcasm intended, for a change) WhatDoTheyKnow, CCS have only responded to 19 out of 46 FOI requests (openness and transparency rule). An interesting one which they declined to answer related to information on their active frameworks and their associated spend.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/list_of_all_active_frameworks_an#incoming-621825

Surprisingly this was not information which they held, needless to say I was rather confused when this press release hit on how much kick-back/cream-off-the top/brown envelopes/commission <delete as applicable> they achieved. Hmmmm

There must be something in the water.......

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fife-council-s-delayed-and-over-budget-12-million-it-project-a-sad-and-sorry-tale-1.885454

More of the same, who says reinventing the wheel is a bad idea?

Maybe they cannot get want they want from the contract that already exists for Mobile Telephony and PSN related services (http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/suppliers?sm_field_contract_id=%22RM1498%3A6%22)

I do find it very confusing, when the Civil Service invest so much time and effort why do other pub.sec. orgs then decide to go and do their own things?