June 2023

5 Minutes

Defence and Security Features Highlights

How GovAssure is bringing ‘rigour and objectivity’ to departments’ cyber credentials

Sam Trendall June 30, 2023 9 Comments

New regime of independent audits launched recently and – ahead of her appearance at the PublicTechnology Cyber Security Conference next week – Bella Powell from the Government Security Group tells […]...

3 Minutes

Economics and finance News

MPs lambast HMRC for ‘lack of detail and transparency’ over summer helpline closure

Sam Trendall June 30, 2023 0 Comment

Leaders at the tax agency have responded to a parliamentary committee with reassurances that the trial exercise will not diminish the number of employees helping customers and will support digitisation […]...

2 Minutes

Economics and finance News

DWP secretary calls for more remote workers to head for the office

Jim Dunton June 30, 2023 0 Comment

Cabinet minister Mel Stride claims that about half of the department’s employees are in the office at any given time – a figure he wants to increase in the coming […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Government on the lookout for ‘Secret hosting providers’

Sam Trendall June 29, 2023 7 Comments

The Rosa digital platform used by government entities around the globe to access and share highly classified information is seeking to appoint commercial partners to support the hosting of data […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Scottish Government pressed over removal of surveillance cameras with alleged ‘back door’ vulnerability

Ruaraidh Gilmour and Sam Trendall June 28, 2023 0 Comment

MSPs have called on ministers to clarify whether tech from Chinese IT firm Hikvision is being removed from local councils after revelations of reported security weakness uncovered by BBC investigation […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Police Digital Service plots £30m IT system to manage forces’ serious crime and anti-terror ops

Sam Trendall June 28, 2023 15 Comments

National framework will offer forces throughout the country access to tech platform to enable the management of live cases including counter-terror operations, kidnapping and fugitive hunts, and response to cyberattacks […]...

2 Minutes

News Society and welfare

Law change will enable digital death registration, minister says

Sam Trendall June 28, 2023 0 Comment

Legislation that is currently working its way through parliament will ensure permanence for remote processes initially permitted via emergency laws passed early in the coronavirus crisis, according to Robert Jenrick […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

MoD signs £68m deal for IT service management

Sam Trendall June 27, 2023 12 Comments

Ministry picks Capgemini to support to help management of various systems Picture credit: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay The Ministry of Defence has signed a £68m contract to support the management of key IT […]...

PublicTechnology

June 2023

How GovAssure is bringing ‘rigour and objectivity’ to departments’ cyber credentials

MPs lambast HMRC for ‘lack of detail and transparency’ over summer helpline closure

DWP secretary calls for more remote workers to head for the office

Government on the lookout for ‘Secret hosting providers’

Scottish Government pressed over removal of surveillance cameras with alleged ‘back door’ vulnerability

Police Digital Service plots £30m IT system to manage forces’ serious crime and anti-terror ops

Law change will enable digital death registration, minister says

MoD signs £68m deal for IT service management

The importance of data security for today’s healthcare organisations

The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation ‘deficit’

Case study: Strengthening the cyber resilience of public sector organisations