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 10 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 2 Comments 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 106 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 123 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