Auditor's stamp on ID Card Scheme alerts industry to technical holes.

Top skills by location and rates, including general indicators on the state of the IT contracting market. This week also includes Top 10 agencies advertising roles.

Temptation stings 'idiot' who vowed to do 'almost anything' for his London mistress.

Poor investment and absence of SLAs makes IT executives rely on 'informal guidance'.

Revenue and Customs called to account for fear and failure of IR35 investigations.

Unprecedented assault on p2p fans signals 'closing of the net,' but new research begs to differ.

New code needed to fix UK IT infrastructure, 'only being as secure as the people behind it.'

Self-employed who hide income in line for tagging, surveillance and data share courtesy of HMRC.

MP's walkabout reveals 'whopping great' Sanyo sets used for monitoring the Test.

Testing and staff shortfalls the likeliest culprits for DWP's 'major IT failure.'