An updated timeline has been set for the major project to create a single online home where citizens can access pension information – which was originally scheduled to conclude in […]...
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Government comms unit taps into tech tool to track Russian social disinformation
A Cabinet Office team has signed a contract of up two years enabling experts to monitor social platforms across the world for posts on issues including conflict, democracy and vaccines […]...
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Ransomware gang threatens mass release of NHS patient data
Following a recent attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish health board has confirmed that a criminal group has accessed large quantities of sensitive information – and already published […]...
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Parliament seeks £140k digital chief to lead three-year tech strategy
Parliamentary Digital Service advertises vacant position as managing director, a role that comes with oversight of a team of nearly 600 that delivers tech services for 10,000 staff and members […]...
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Policing app aims to offer easier public contact as ‘crimes often go unreported because of inconvenience’
The Police.UK platform offers Android and Apple users nationwide functionality for reporting crime and other incidents, as well as providing tailored information on local teams of officers and community initiatives […]...
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Union study claims HMRC loses four million work hours a year to IT issues
A new research report from the FDA claims that investing £1bn in improvements to the tax department’s technology and processes could provide government with a tenfold return on its investment […]...
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China launched cyberattacks on electoral data and MPs as part of ‘large-scale espionage’, ministers claim
Attacks targeted at the Electoral Commission and directly at several MPs critical of the Beijing regime have been attributed by ministers to actors working on behalf of the Chinese state […]...
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Government guidance urges procurement pros to be on lookout for use of AI in contract bids
A Cabinet Office policy note warns commercial teams that new risks may include leaks of confidential information and a need to examine the ‘accuracy, robustness and credibility of suppliers’ tenders’ […]...
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Treasury signs £20m software deal
Government’s finance department has picked frequent public sector partner Phoenix to fulfil both its need for Microsoft wares and other products, in a contract that could run for five years […]...
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DWP urged to increase ‘targeted support’ as research finds one in six benefit recipients not online
A study commissioned by the department finds that government could help citizens gain confidence and connectivity after revealing that, for some benefits, almost half of service users lack internet access […]...
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