‘These are fundamental to empowering individuals’ – ICO takes action against departments and councils over data requests
Ministry of Defence and Home Office are among those reprimanded over major backlogs that caused ‘significant distress’ to individuals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
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MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
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Police chiefs to launch online hub for forces’ use of tech, data and science
NPCC website will allow officers to see what peers in other parts of the country are doing
Public bodies encouraged to cancel contracts with Russian suppliers
Deals that could be under review include energy supply contacts and some tech consultancy engagements
Revealed: Cabinet Office signed deal last month for ‘immediate cyber incident response’
Department directly awarded short-term deal to PwC but indicates there was no specific threat
Court hears of ministers making key decisions over WhatsApp then deleting messages
Evidence submitted to High Court claims many officials and ministers use private messaging services on a ‘daily basis’
MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary
Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes
EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach
Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted
New government agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support
Ex-national security and anti-terror chiefs approved for consulting gigs with BT and Deloitte
Appointments watchdog signs off roles for Dominic Fortescue and Tom Hurd
Scotland sees sevenfold increase in cybercrime in FY21
Number of recorded incidents shoots up, in part due to increase time spent online
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
The long-standing Security and Intelligence Instrument has been retained after the completion of its decennial review
National Security College to offer tech training to policy maestros
New facility will open next month
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
Deal with software firm provides officials with access to ‘unlimited searches’
Government’s Ukraine response hampered by Foreign Office IT, reports claim
Officials bemoan technological ‘chaos’ caused by merger of FCO and DfID
Officials meet with telcos to discuss impact of storms
Minister claims DCMS is working with companies to understand where improvements can be made
Military tech unit picks new chief executive
Paul Hollinshead has been appointed to lead Dstl, where he started his career 34 years ago
Concerns raised over virtual vetting interviews for Top Secret access
Staff at government vetting agency are uneasy over ongoing use of technology, reports have claimed
Huawei consulted on network exclusion – but government claims ban will not be reversed
DCMS indicates feedback exercise, in which vendor is being asked to provide views on its proposed ban from the UK’s next-generation networks, is a legal requirement
UKHSA signs £4m deals for short-term cyber suppliers
Two specialist firms brought in for architecture and risk assurance contracts
Labour still suffering fallout from November cyberattack, activists claim
Local campaigners report election preparations are being hampered
MPs raise digital concerns over post-Brexit borders
Ambitions to have world-leading systems within three years are ‘optimistic’, according to PAC