DWP-led shared services group signs £1.4m consultancy deal to help shape ‘technical vision’
Synergy cluster seeks input ahead of going to market
GDS taps online recruitment specialist in £50k deal
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Emergency alerts message system launches with nationwide test planned for next month
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HMRC invests in £500k software tool to improve recruitment experience
Department buys specialist tech to gather feedback
Government pursues £15m digital project to ‘transform how people become teachers’
Department for Education looks to improve online tools to help apply for teaching profession and receive greater support throughout classroom career
MPs bemoan lack of assessment of major projects
Reports on progress of big transformation and infrastructure programmes are patchy and often lacking in detail, according to PAC
Home Office unveils £55m data deal to ‘transform casework’ and support controversial watchlist
Department publishes details of three-year contract
EXCL: Government red team security unit to test departmental defences with hostile reconnaissance
Specialist supplier will support in searching – and then attempting to take advantage of – ‘vulnerabilities and exploitable information’
MoD brings in Amazon to boost tech skills of Armed Forces leaders
Ministry claims that MoU is a first-of-its-kind deal
DWP brings in digital support for Universal Credit programme in £5m deal
Contract covers improvements to existing services and supporting migration for millions still claiming legacy benefits
Scottish Prison Service doubles digital team
Organisation has also made significant use of contractors
HMRC invests in £2m software tool to help manage cloud spend
Department pursues FinOps practice via commercial agreement
National Crime Agency plans digital ‘front door’ for tech firms to report child abuse
New system will enable agency and online platforms to fulfil respective obligations outlined in Online Safety Bill
Treasury financial sanctions unit buys software for investigation and digital whistleblowing
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation invests in technology tool
EXCL: Government warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
Customers that cannot pay fees seven times higher than contracted price face a race against time to migrate data from collapsed £40m public sector hosting firm. PublicTechnology investigates.
CCS deploys phishing simulation to help find security weak spots
Procurement agency invests in security tool
Rail innovation fund supports self-charging trains and suicide-prevention systems
DfT announces recipients of £5m backing
Home Office signs long-term renewal for ‘disaster victim identification’ software
Department invests £80,000 in continued use of specialist technology platform
GDS adds millions to supplier contracts as One Login project enters ‘critical time’
Value of trio of technical and support deals is raised
HMRC calls on Capgemini in direct £50m deal to address legacy tech
Department says it did not conduct competitive process as long-term supplier ‘has knowledge of’ systems in question
Government agency looks to improve deepfake detection
Defence research unit plans project to help intelligence services use AI to ‘check and validate content at scale’
NHS launches £10m framework to support web-based GP IT systems
Eight suppliers picked for new procurement vehicle that aims to deliver cloud platforms that can accessed through any device
MoJ signs £20m partner for ‘product enhancement’ of controversial Common Platform system
IT firm will help transition system – labelled ‘unworkable’ by critics – into ‘business-as-usual’ operations
Public spending watchdog cites need for ‘radical action’ on data analytics
Audit body points to data challenges stemming from both leaders and the wider workforce