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<p>The Central Digital and Data Office have advised that it is for each department
to make decisions individually.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office,
like all Government departments and employers, needs to provide modern equipment to
its staff to ensure that they can work efficiently, effectively and securely.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>As laptops/computers age they will become slower, due to upgrades
to the operating systems (e.g. Microsoft Windows) and more complex software, which
will reduce the efficiency of those using them. The operating systems will also eventually
become out of date and the vendors will not supply security patches, thereby making
them obsolete (due to being insecure). There are no fixed timelines to these changes.
We therefore have to assess on a regular basis to determine whether change is needed.</p><p>
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