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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Government plans unified online platform for public sector spend data
CCS starts work on proposed digital service that would allow public bodies and citizens to assess spend by comparable organisations
GDS retains £300k partner for ‘IT health checks’ of single sign-on programme
Specialist firm has previously provided similar services for outgoing Verify service
Major supermarkets trial ‘age-estimation tech’ in government-backed pilots
Asda, Tesco, Morrisons all experimented with cameras and AI software that estimates a patron’s age, while a pop-up bar in Manchester trialled ‘biometric finger-vein technology’
‘Bonkers’ – current and former ministers slam suspension of civil service graduate scheme
Government representatives including a serving minister have openly criticised the decision to pause recruitment for the Fast Stream programme
Digital ministerial posts up for grabs after mass resignations
Brace of positions in DCMS addressing national digital policy, infrastructure and online harms must now be refilled after resignations of Julia Lopez and Chris Philp
New laws to require websites to ‘proactively seek and remove’ Russian disinformation
Updated legislation will apply to social networks and search engines
Government launches online public vote to help choose HQ of Great British Railways
Public encouraged to submit their preference for location state-owned transport agency
NHS Covid Pass set to be phased out within nine months
Government is considering ‘transition options’ ahead of planned closure of programme for vaccination certification
Watchdogs seek greater oversight of use of facial recognition in prisons
Scottish bodies flag up uses of facial recognition and in English and Welsh institutions
GDS adds gender non-binary options to employee records
Digital agency claims that gathering more data will help ensure greater diversity in hiring new recruits and career progression of existing staff
Government seeks data and analysis leader for post-Brexit trade unit
Cabinet Office-based team offers potential six-figure salary for cross-government role
HMRC: Outgoing customs IT system closes to new import registrants
Tax agency reminds traders of need to sign up for new digital service
Order for NHS to share confidential patient info renewed for four months
Sajid Javid signs off fifth renewal of pandemic-response measure first introduced in March 2020
Highway Code adds rules for self-driving cars
Updated manual advises that drivers can ‘turn their attention from the road’ and watch in-car entertainment – but must always be ready to retake control of the vehicle
Top official cites tech transformation as central to civil-service job-cut plans
Simon Case tells MPs that adopting new technology is one of three key strands supporting efforts to reduce civil service headcount
DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas
ICO set to issue fewer public sector fines to avoid ‘data breach victims being punished twice’
Penalties for public bodies often impact services – rather than shareholders – according to commissioner John Edwards
Government sets up £20m compensation pot for victims who fought to expose Post Office IT scandal
Increased funding is set to more than double the money received by those who brought group legal action – with more support to follow
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Government launches unified online portal for gender-recognition applications
Service was ‘developed and tested with trans people’ to help reduce administrative burden of gaining legal recognition of gender
Railways: Digital signalling to be introduced from Grantham to London in £1bn rollout
Government unveils plan to ‘replace Victorian infrastructure’ across routes in counties to the immediate north of the capital