Keeping old computers going costs government £2.3bn a year, says report

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Just under half the entire IT budget goes on patching up outdated systems, a government report says.

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The Home Office spends more than any other government department on IT but still relies on 12 so-called legacy systems, despite repeated efforts to retire them, the report found.The Home Office is the biggest spender on IT, making sure their 12 legacy systems are kept operational

The report also says the government is not carrying out any kind of monitoring of performance of computer systems, as is common in leading private and public sector organisations.

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