2 Minutes Business and industry Defence and Security Education and skills Concerns raised over virtual vetting interviews for Top Secret access Sam Trendall February 23, 2022 5 Comments on 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... Read More
3 Minutes Culture, media and sport Health and social care Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme to end on Monday Sam Trendall February 23, 2022 0 Comment on Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme to end on Monday App will remain available to businesses that wish to use it voluntarily... Read More
4 Minutes Business and industry Defence and Security International Relations Huawei consulted on network exclusion – but government claims ban will not be reversed Sam Trendall February 22, 2022 0 Comment on 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... Read More
2 Minutes Public order, justice and rights Courts service seeks £2m partner to help assess 250 IT systems and safely decommission legacy tech Sam Trendall February 22, 2022 0 Comment on Courts service seeks £2m partner to help assess 250 IT systems and safely decommission legacy tech Two-year contract will see chosen supplier assist HMCTS in managing risk of migrating to new platforms... Read More
3 Minutes Health and social care Society and welfare ‘Excellent and innovative’ – award celebrates government statisticians Sam Trendall February 22, 2022 0 Comment on ‘Excellent and innovative’ – award celebrates government statisticians RSS programme recognises achievements of stats professionals ... Read More
2 Minutes Health and social care UKHSA signs £4m deals for short-term cyber suppliers Sam Trendall February 21, 2022 1 Comment on UKHSA signs £4m deals for short-term cyber suppliers Two specialist firms brought in for architecture and risk assurance contracts... Read More
2 Minutes Defence and Security International Relations Government seeks £110k leader for Secret IT platform Sam Trendall February 21, 2022 101 Comments on Government seeks £110k leader for Secret IT platform The Rosa system has been in place since 2018... Read More
7 Minutes Health and social care International Relations Society and welfare EXCL: Government withholds information on anti-disinformation unit Sam Trendall February 18, 2022 43 Comments on EXCL: Government withholds information on anti-disinformation unit PublicTechnology’s attempts to find out more about the Counter-Disinformation Unit were rebuffed after a minister was consulted... Read More
3 Minutes Society and welfare Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management Sam Trendall February 18, 2022 2 Comments on Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management Department aims to make good on recommendations of 2020 lessons-learned report... Read More
3 Minutes Government and politics Labour still suffering fallout from November cyberattack, activists claim Sam Trendall February 18, 2022 0 Comment on Labour still suffering fallout from November cyberattack, activists claim Local campaigners report election preparations are being hampered... Read More