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Customer service head Angela MacDonald is promoted
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Government to keep Verify in house for another 18 months after ‘unprecedented demand’
The spike in usage prompted by the surge in Universal Credit claims has prompted the Treasury to approve another tranche of funding
Home Office pushes on with multimillion-pound digital borders programme
Department seeks partner to support ongoing work to build a range of services
'Scottish Tech Army' mobilised against coronavirus
Government launches platform to marry digital experts to projects in need of support
NHSX hopes to test contact-tracing app within two weeks
Software should be ready to roll out within next month, tech body says
Government offers online free digital and maths courses for furloughed employees
Training developed by universities is available on the newly launched Skills Toolkit
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MoD seeks £5m secure communications system for military divers
Government shops for encrypted ‘diveable’ solution that enables boats, land personnel, and divers to communicate with each other
MoJ diverts funding to increase remote support for crime victims
Charities will receive an additional £600,000 allocation
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Drone flights trialled in government scheme to keep supply routes open
Flights of unmanned vehicles to take place between Isle of Wight and British mainland
Regulator urges greater DWP transparency over Universal Credit data
Statistics watchdog expresses ‘concerns’ about publication of information during ongoing crisis
Website to book coronavirus tests temporarily closes after ‘significant demand’
Site pauses applications after several hours
ONS to work with DHSC on coronavirus study of 20,000 households
Data compiled will be used to help track spread of Covid-19
DfE plans £5m upgrade to digital apprenticeship platform
Department floats contract notice
Bolton seeks transformation chief to deliver 10-year vision
Local authority wants agile experts to apply for senior role
MPs and ministers take part in first virtual Commons session
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab was given a remote grilling yesterday
DWP offers video sign language service for Universal Credit claimants
Relay service is available via browser or downloading app
Researchers to track coronavirus spread in ‘near real-time’
Academics from Edinburgh University are among those to receive funding to form part of the government’s ‘vaccine taskforce’
Government takes down 2,000 coronavirus online scams
NCSC sets up reporting hub and asks public to shop suspected fraudsters
Justice secretary counsels against police shaming individuals online over lockdown breaches
Robert Buckland stresses that people might not have had 'the opportunity to explain their side of the story'
DWP awards Fujitsu £29m mainframe support one-year contract extension
Department invests in licences to keep legacy tech ticking for another 12 months