MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
Home Office review of labour shortages delayed over data problems
Issues arise in assessment of areas that may benefit from allowing employers to sponsor visas...
Courts service pauses implementation of IT system after clashes with union
Rollout of Common Platform is temporarily suspended after PCS members voted to strike
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Met Police claims series of Oxford Circus arrests in facial-recognition deployment
London force claims success from use of controversial technology, which was accompanied by public information effort – as well as protestors
Committee demands Downing St data and documents in Partygate probe
MPs have asked for emails and diaries to be provided to support investigation of rule-breaking gatherings
Coronavirus dashboard and infection survey recognised for statistical excellence
Trustworthiness and innovation of programmes is praised by judges
Home Office signs £4.5m deal to find ‘emerging talent’ for DDaT operations
Contract with specialist services firm will enable department to convert graduate contractors into full-time civil servants
DWP and Scottish Government in dispute over IT costs of welfare devolution
Authorities working to resolve disagreement concerning ‘digital investment activity’
FCDO unit hires £770k consultancy to help shape international defence collaboration platform
New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’
HMRC ‘working to fix’ customs IT problems after months of issues with traders' VAT statements
Users of the new service – which is due to fully replace the outgoing system next year – have found statements incorrect or missing
Government property teams must ‘address data problems urgently’, says NAO
Auditors’ report flags up data issues and changes to working patterns as major challenges for property agenda
National Crime Agency seeks to boost ranks of digital forensic specialists
Eight roles on offer to boost technical ranks
DWP claims £46m tech savings in FY22
Department’s annual accounts claim move to cloud will help reduce costs
Scottish Government puts £42m into tech start-up hubs
Contract awarded to Edinburgh-based specialist
Regulator urges review of ‘systemic risks’ of government use of private messaging
ICO reveals findings of year-long investigation
DCMS adds Warman and Collins to ministerial line-up
Duo seem set to replace tech-focused ministers that resigned last week
Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements
GDS to close PaaS public-sector hosting platform
Service to be decommissioned by the end of 2023 while a review of future options will be undertaken
‘Disappointing’ – Cabinet Office rejects MPs’ recommendations for FOI-vetting unit
Parliamentary committee had called for more transparency and data of mysterious team
NHS signs £5m one-year renewal for vaccine-booking platform
National body signs deal for system that allows local health-service entities to manage rollout
DWP fraud and error at ‘record level’ as annual bill hits £8.5bn
Department recently received spending review settlement to invest in automation
HMRC and NHS alumnus Mike Potter appointed government chief digital officer
Former civil servant picked as Whitehall’s top techie
Lawyers told to stop advising clients to pay cyber ransoms
Regulator and cyber intelligence agency write joint letter seeking engagement with trade body for solicitors
DCMS annual consultancy outlay quadruples in past two years
Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight