£8 BILLION is locked into UK.gov’s failing IT schemes, El Reg analysis reveals

‘The UK government has £8bn locked into IT contracts which are at high risk of failure, according to an analysis of the Infrastructure Project Authority’s accounts by The Register.
Of 143 major projects representing £405bn of government spending, The Register identified 19 IT projects that were flagged as “red” or “amber/red” in the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s annual report.
That means delivery is unachievable or highly unlikely.
Projects given the highest red risk rating included the Department for Transport’s £222m move to the Cabinet Office’s shared service centre, run by IT provider arvato, along with the Home Office’s £185m project to migrate from its Oracle ERP to the shared services project.’
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