Test and Trace ‘scaling down’ use of consultants
Programme leader Dido Harding says use of outside help is being reduced although will continue to some extent
Government study reveals cyber sector kept growing through 2020
Revenue spiked 7% to £8.9bn, DCMS study reveals
Government considers role of technology in enforcing quarantine
Minister says mandating isolation is ‘right course of action’
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Scotland promotes free town-centre WiFi
New toolkit launched for towns across the country
Government taps consultants to consult on consultancy plans
Management experts and trade bodies are reportedly providing pro bono advice on plans to establish an in-house Crown Consultancy
GDS seeks new GOV.UK leadership
Roles as director and head of technology up for grabs
HMRC estimates ‘£20 a year’ cost for businesses of switch to Making Tax Digital
Minister says department has sought to minimise costs
MoD gets £24bn boost to create National Cyber Force
Boris Johnson claims extra funding represents ‘biggest investment since Cold War’
Commons hosts first ever virtual PMQs
Boris Johnson appeared in Westminster via video link
Scottish care homes to be equipped with iPads
Public funding of £1m will support two devices in every care home
Government to create ‘trust framework’ of standards for digital identities
Minister says input will be welcomed from all stakeholders
‘Get to Green’ – major projects chief looks to set programmes on the right course
Nick Smallwood looks to enable access to data on best practice
Parliament ‘urgently exploring’ remote tech options after MP with cancer excluded from debate
Tracey Crouch was unable to join a debate about breast cancer – for which she is currently being treated
Government creates £1bn deal to buy direct from major software vendors
Long-term framework will cover a comprehensive range of back-office tools
NHS 111 service struggled with demand from north-west callers last month
More than a quarter of callers in region hung up on telephone advice service while three in four queries were not answered within a minute
New £140k leader sought for emergency services network rollout
Troubled programme recruiting for senior responsible owner
ICO alerted after DWP publishes personal data of 6,000 benefit claimants
Department claims that ‘no-one can be identified’ from information published
Software contractor jailed for exposing Top Secret military information
Former civil servant given 52-month custodial sentence
Government explores creation of in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’
Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew reportedly leading project
Dominic Cummings, PM adviser who sought ‘unusual’ tech skills for government, to leave No.10
High profile adviser who had vision for civil service reform and technology reported to be leaving by Christmas
Bob Hudson appointed as first head of Digital Health and Care Wales
Welsh government moves opening of IT special health authority to April due to Covid-19
MoJ stuck with supplier that keeps ‘heritage applications’ running
Ministry to spend up to £90m with CGI to continue support of ageing software packages
Brexit will mean data is ‘not inappropriately constrained’, minister says
Data minister John Whittingdale says government hopes for agreement with EU, but organisations should prepare for no deal
Transport for London sticks to Oyster in new fare collection system
Prepayment cards will migrate to same back-office system as contactless payments