
DWP backed with £20m this year for digital work on Jobs and Careers service
The benefits department is currently engaged in delivering a programme of major reform, including bringing

MI6 hopes to engage disaffected Russians with dark web portal
The outgoing leader of the foreign intelligence service has revealed the launch of a new

MHCLG looks to reduce consultant use after digital spending spike in FY25
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government increased its spending on specialist temps by

Legacy tech: HMRC rates its technical health at 3 out of 5 – one point below ‘acceptable’
Chief executive reveals that the tax department begins a major £1.6bn programme of upgrade work

Government ‘planning for varied outcomes’ of AI on the labour market
A minister at Whitehall’s tech department has claimed that this administration is keeping a close

Digital platform to enable officials to find Whitehall mentors
A new tech tool, which replaces an Excel spreadsheet, will enable departmental employees to connect

Cabinet Office inks £20m AWS cloud deal
Central agency signs agreement for tech giant’s hosting and support services, with the supplier required

Digital ID booze-buying checks expected by the end of year
With legal changes soon being implemented by the Home Office, products whose purchase requires age

Abolition of NHS England ‘will not hamper digital services or cyber standards’
As government embarks on 18 months of work to bring the central health service entity

Minister: ‘HMRC will be an agile department with modern IT by 2030’
The newly appointed exchequer secretary and chair of the HMRC board told the department’s external

MoD agency begins tests for £1bn AI-powered digital system to help ‘degrade or destroy an identified target’
Supporting the work of the UK’s new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command, the Digital Targeting Web

‘Great’ services drive had limited progress, NAO report finds
A new study from the National Audit Office warns that departments lack sufficient understanding of

Government previews £24bn tech mega-framework
Whitehall’s procurement agency has issued an initial planning notice, and will soon connect with potential

Treasury watchdog warns UK firms over cyber risk from North Korean IT freelancers
The government body that clamps down on funding for terror and hostile states has published

Government has not fully assessed costs of digital ID regime, minister says
Following recent ministerial comments indicating that the UK will explore a possible compulsory identity programme,

EXCL: Government CDO concludes term with DSIT perm sec to oversee work of GDS and digital function
Chief digital officer Joanna Davinson departs interim role with departmental head Emran Mian to take

Government announces £400m defence and intelligence agreement with Google Cloud
In an announcement made shortly before the visit of president Trump, MoD claims that deal

AI coding tools save developers an hour a day, DSIT report finds
Following completion of trials exclusively revealed last year by PublicTechnology, department reveals benefits of Microsoft