
Minister: ‘MoD systems need updates after years of underfunding and hollowing out’
Last year, damning defence data releases saw the then shadow Labour government put the spotlight

Watchdog warns of ‘insider threat’ of students launching cyberattacks on their schools
Educators and parents are encouraged to act, as privacy regulator analyses hundreds of recent incidents

Ex-ONS head Diamond acknowledges ‘serious challenges’ but cites need for more resources
Former national statistician has come in for serious criticism, but tells committee he is ‘absolutely

Market for digital tax software would be ‘undermined’ by own-brand HMRC alternative, minister says
Tax agency ‘has always maintained’ a policy of enabling MTD users to access services via

Ministers pledge answers to MPs’ tech-procurement concerns
But official response to Public Accounts Committee report says watchdogs will have to wait several

Which MP has earned £40,000 from X posts?
Data indicates only several MPs, who were elected as members of the same party, have

Legal Aid Agency to begin restoring digital services in coming days, minister says
Recovery continues, almost five months on from a breach in which a ‘significant amount’ of

Scotland urged to create new digital inclusion plan
Despite initiative to provide devices and connectivity to over 1,000 citizens, the national membership body

‘Not just the usual suspects’ – Whitehall digital plan has engaged policy and delivery leaders, GDS exec says
Digital centre figurehead Emily Middleton tells techUK’s annual public sector conference that blueprint released in

Met Police plans £25m digital, data and AI agreement to support ‘precise policing’
Constabulary to create framework lasting five years and hoped to ‘accelerate the delivery of technology

DVSA signals role of tech in combatting MOT fraud
Artificial intelligence and connected data from testing stations are being employed to help accelerate the

Procurement: Report identifies ‘mismatch’ between government and tech suppliers
A new study from techUK, in partnership with policy and public affairs consultancy Henham strategy,

DSIT overhauls ministerial line-up after four departures
Kendall, Naryan and Murray have all been brought in after a ministerial rejig that saw

Home Office offers up to £190k for digital and innovation head
Successful candidate will have a team of around 4,000, an annual budget of approximately £1.8bn

MPs’ investigation aims to ‘shine a light’ on secrets of MoD Afghan breach
Parliament’s Defence Committee has announced that, following a recent auditors’ report, MPs will now examine

Government develops ‘taxonomy’ to categorise 350 emerging technologies
Whitehall’s dedicated advisory body for issues of science and tech reveals that it has drawn

HMRC moves forward with £14m ‘silo-busting’ IT contract
Gitlab deal aims to consolidate multiple standalone systems into SaaS-based platforms so that all groups

Scottish police force progresses plans for facial recognition
In a recent meeting, officers from Police Scotland claimed that the force’s engagement efforts so