Procurement agency awards contract to support timely migration from GOV.UK Platform as a Service – which is slated to close this year – and enable move to an Amazon Web […]...
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GDS seeks senior manager to create contact centre for One Login user support
Cabinet Office-based digital unit reveals plans to set up dedicated customer support facility, which it claims will be a key part of its inclusion agenda for new cross-government login system […]...
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New ministerial department exists online for several hours after mistake
As part of the creation of a dedicated website, Government People Group was wrongly assigned as a brand new department – an error that was fixed after being spotted by […]...
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Police tech body seeks AI to analyse text and ‘identify predatory behaviours’ in rape investigations
Police Digital Service is seeking to engage with potential suppliers of ‘innovative technologies that can provide a positive step change in the way rape and serious sexual offences are investigated’ […]...
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PAC member urges NAO probe into delayed £100m project to deliver online Pensions Dashboards
Labour MPs – including shadow cabinet ministers – have criticised the repeatedly delayed programme, overseen by the Department for Work and Pensions, to create a unified digital platform for accessing […]...
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Government Property Agency lost £1.3m after mothballing Newcastle and Birmingham hubs
GPA’s annual report reveals seven-figure cost of curtailing plans to add new digitally enabled government facilities in two cities, but government claims that decisions will ‘ensure long-term value for money’ […]...
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DWP signs six-figure deal for search software ‘to identify shell companies’
To support a pilot exercise, data-led unit dedicated to tackling fraud has awarded a contract to business information firm, which has previously worked with the department through much smaller engagements […]...
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Competition regulator clears £54bn buyout of major government tech provider
The Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to the proposed $69bn acquisition of VMware – a deal which it had previously warned could lead to customer price […]...
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‘No more engaged tones or 8am rush’ – government pledges digital telephony for all GPs by March
Health secretary announces that more than a thousand surgeries have already signed up to benefit from upgrade programme, which is intended to reduce the need for patients to keep calling […]...
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Councils snub government data-sharing due to ‘lack of clarity on usage and benefits’
Study commissioned by DLUHC identifies a range of issues that prevent local authorities from sharing information with Whitehall, including legal and logistical concerns, as well as lack of existing relationships […]...
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