2 Minutes Defence and Security News MoD announces plans to upskill defence personnel on cyber Katherine Hapgood November 21, 2022 166 Comments on MoD announces plans to upskill defence personnel on cyber Ministry announces initiative to deliver training to almost 2,000 officials and military personnel... Read More
Business and industry Economics and finance -2 Minutes Treasury financial sanctions unit buys software for investigation and digital whistleblowing Sam Trendall November 21, 2022 0 Comment on Treasury financial sanctions unit buys software for investigation and digital whistleblowing Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation invests in technology tool... Read More
7 Minutes Business and industry Features Government and politics EXCL: Government warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase Sam Trendall November 18, 2022 2 Comments on 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.... Read More
Business and industry -2 Minutes CCS deploys phishing simulation to help find security weak spots Sam Trendall November 18, 2022 49 Comments on CCS deploys phishing simulation to help find security weak spots Procurement agency invests in security tool... Read More
Business and industry Economics and finance -3 Minutes DWP and HMRC given £360m to help fight fraud Sam Trendall November 18, 2022 0 Comment on DWP and HMRC given £360m to help fight fraud Autumn statement provides backing for departments to tackle losses of billions of pounds year... Read More
Business and industry Public order, justice and rights -3 Minutes New digital markets legislation promises greater competition and fewer fake online reviews Sam Trendall November 17, 2022 0 Comment on New digital markets legislation promises greater competition and fewer fake online reviews Timeline for introduction of new law is set out by chancellor... Read More
Health and social care -5 Minutes NHS Digital cites transformation ‘turning point’ after £750m investment in FY22 Sam Trendall November 17, 2022 0 Comment on NHS Digital cites transformation ‘turning point’ after £750m investment in FY22 Annual report of tech agency – which will shortly be wholly merged into NHS England – details progress in many areas... Read More
Public order, justice and rights -2 Minutes Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect Sam Trendall November 17, 2022 25 Comments on Scottish guidelines on police use of biometrics take effect Move to introduce code of practice for the likes of facial recognition and fingerprints is believed to be a world first... Read More
Business and industry Transport -2 Minutes Rail innovation fund supports self-charging trains and suicide-prevention systems Sam Trendall November 17, 2022 100 Comments on Rail innovation fund supports self-charging trains and suicide-prevention systems DfT announces recipients of £5m backing ... Read More
Education and skills -3 Minutes GOV.UK to examine Google and Microsoft tools in bid to ‘significantly improve’ search Sam Trendall November 16, 2022 14 Comments on GOV.UK to examine Google and Microsoft tools in bid to ‘significantly improve’ search GDS prepares for £900,000 project to replace existing ElasticSearch platform with ‘fully managed’ option ... Read More