Fujitsu have been managing a highly secretive military computer system facilitating the “strategic command and control of UK armed forces” for decades
is still managing a top secret UK military system nearly two years after its Government contract to do so should have expired,Fujitsu has been managing a highly secretive military computer system facilitating the “strategic command and control of UK armed forces” for decades.
The source, who has firsthand knowledge of the contract, said the incoming staff have the “wrong level of clearance,” meaning “they must go through the vetting machine and therefore there is a delay in taking over the contract.”The Japanese IT giant has enjoyed a close relationship with the Ministry of Defence for almost 50 years, providing IT systems for ongoing military operations in the UK and abroad including technical support for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines.
A Foreign Office insider said replacing Fujitsu was a challenge as they have “so many top-secret contracts with government”, and they “have access to senior officials in every agency and department.” UK intelligence agencies vet their own staff, while a dedicated area of the Cabinet Office runs checks for the rest of government.
The Japanese IT giant won £6.8 billion for nearly 200 contracts from the public sector since 2012, including 11 contracts by HMRC worth over £1 billion, and 12 contracts with the Ministry of Defence worth £582 million. The firm was handed a contract worth £5m, running until October 2025, to carry out the work, and the system was tested in April.
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