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Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
Company claims excision from roster of Whitehall's most significant commercial partners is a ‘routine update’
Government urged to update product safety standards for internet age
Parliamentary committee laments pace of progress so far in changing rules
Home Office signs £72m deal to develop and support all department’s apps
Atos wins three-year contract to assist with Shared Application Service
Whitehall shared-services implementation requires funding and focus, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee warns that lack of support could imperil delivery
Cabinet Office to create online register of senior officials’ second jobs
Update to guidance sets out detailed requirements for agencies to disclose SCS members’ outside employment, which will be collated by central department
HMRC proposes expansion of powers for collecting data and accessing third-party IT systems
Consultation opened over potential legislative changes that would enable tax agency to access cloud storage facilities
‘Very beneficial – or very dangerous’: MPs warn of urgent need for AI regulation
Conservative and Labour MPs call for more focus from the top of government
Government begins £75m 4G upgrade across rural Scotland
First on 120 new masts being rolled out to connect ‘not spots’ has been installed in Lockerbie
CCS defends Digital Marketplace closure and pledges to ‘reinstate transparency’
Suppliers and former officials have lamented the decision but procurement agency claims outgoing platform could no longer ‘accommodate growing demands’
Cabinet Office invests in ‘honeypot’ cyber traps to help protect network
Department invests in technology from specialist start-up
HMRC launches £140m procurement to support comms digitisation
Five-year contract will cover all incoming and outgoing messages and ambition to operate in ‘similar ways to leading private sector companies’
Government formally unveils annual independent cyber audits for all departments
Ministerial announcement follows initial examinations of Home Office and business department earlier this year
Former tech minister warns Online Safety Bill could weaken apps’ cyber protection
Lord Kamall raises concerns over use of client-side scanning technology
DWP doubles value of Microsoft licensing arrangement with £250m deal
Department retains IT reseller Softcat as provider of core software systems
Government creates Smart Data Council to target citizens’ monthly bills
Numerous departments and industry groups to take part in initiative aiming to eliminate £1,000-a-year ‘loyalty penalty’
Reform recommendations urge externally recruited CEOs for all departments
Think tank report also calls for easier movement between ministries – which flies in the face of existing initiatives
EXCL: Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
Department to develop single internal infrastructure that will replace two incumbent platforms
Government targets full 5G for all by 2030
Minister reveals £150m package to support research and uptake
Energy watchdog seeks £120k digital and tech leader
Ofgem opens recruitment for DDaT boss to develop strategy and set progress roadmap