Tom Young is a senior writer currently working for Computing, vnunet.com and BusinessGreen.com. Prior to this role, which began in August 2008, Tom worked for two years as a reporter for Computing. His specialist topics include public sector security and green issues.

As talks to improve the UN's controversial carbon offset scheme kick off, Det Norske Veritas has been suspended from checking emission reduction projects in developing countries 01 Dec 2008

International report argues support for green taxes jeopardised by failure to ring fence revenue for low carbon investments 01 Dec 2008

Workers happy to steal information that could help if they hear of job cuts 01 Dec 2008

Major US smart grid pilot project aiming to to provide utility and customers with real time energy use data 01 Dec 2008

Industry coalition claims better guidance from government is key to helping industry predict costs and accurately price premiums 28 Nov 2008

National infrastructure is stretched and increasingly reliant on IT, says think tank report 28 Nov 2008

Can anyone else spot a possible design flaw? 28 Nov 2008

The Work and Pensions’ select committee has lambasted the DWP over its string of failed and poorly planned IT projects 27 Nov 2008

Controversial £5.4bn National Identity Scheme is underway with the first cards issued to foreign nationals applying to stay in the UK 26 Nov 2008
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