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The deal between Accenture and HMRC has been extended until 2020 and will be responsible for developing, implementing and keeping a secure cloud-hosted tax system for the National Insurance and PAYE Service.

The value of the contract has not been agreed yet as it will depend on “task orders and work draw-downs by the client over the coming years”, according to an Accenture statement given to Public Technology.

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According to Computing, despite recent news of Lloyds Banking Group cutting thousands of jobs, those are going to affect mainly front-line and facilities staff. Tech jobs are likely to increase, balancing the overall headcount.

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It’s no longer a secret that large companies have discovered and embraced outsourcing to make their processes better, more efficient and cut costs. Now outsourcing is becoming more accessible to small companies, especially in the business support areas like, HR, accounting and IT, according to this Startups article.

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Capita shares fell 2.9 percent at 960 pence on the London Stock Exchange at 1024 London time, making them the biggest losers on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index.

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Computing has published today that Amazon will pioneer a series of drone delivery tests along with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which will be fully involved. Amazon hopes in the near future be able to safely deliver parcels in 30 minutes in the UK and elsewhere. The CAA wants “to enable the innovation that arises from the development of drone technology by safely integrating drones into the overall aviation system. These tests by Amazon will help inform our policy and future approach” according to CAA policy director Tim Johnson.

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According to the BBC, the giant GlaxoSmithKline is to invest £275m in the UK to expand its manufacturing sites. It claimed that, despite the referendum results, the UK’s skilled workforce and competitive tax system were critical for the decision.

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Civica, the specialist in IT systems and business process for the public sector, has announced the acquisition of SFW Ltd, which currently provides digital services for the government and has an offshore development centre in India.

According to Public Technology, Simon Downing, chairman of Civica, said that the skills and experience of SFW’s 200-strong team were “an excellent fit and extend our market-leading digital services capability”.

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Pressure from Ofcom (the communications regulator in the UK) and competitors to make Openreach completely independent from BT has led the company to offer more autonomy to Openreach.

According to Computing, BT chairman Sir Mike Rake’s plan is to create an independent board for Openreach, claiming that a complete distinction between BT Group and Openreach would be the wrong decision for the future of UK superfast and ultrafast.

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According to the BBC, hackers have managed to get hold of O2 customers’ data by using usernames and passwords first stolen from gaming website XSplit three years ago to log onto O2 accounts.

When the login details matched, the hackers could access O2 customer data in a process known as "credential stuffing". The data included information like phone numbers, emails, passwords and dates of birth.

It is also believed that the same technique has been used to log onto other companies’ accounts.

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