Local authority serving Northampton and other local towns is seeking to hire a data expert to help connect various teams, as well as work with senior leaders and service managers […]...
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Russia: Minister warns on ‘appeasing aggressive and reckless cyber threat’
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster tells UK’s Nato allies that adversaries could deploy AI on the battlefield and beyond, and that an attack could disrupt power supplies for millions […]...
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Home Office creates ‘high risk and complex’ major project to transform police intel database
After scaling back a previously planned joint project, a scheme has been launched focused solely on replacing the PND, a repository which contains about four billion items of ‘soft intelligence’ […]...
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GDS ops chief Robinson takes on role leading creation of ‘Future DSIT’
After completing the recent move from the Cabinet Office, the COO of the tech unit has now been appointed to a key post in the new digital centre of government […]...
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PM says ‘no plans’ for government agencies to open Bluesky accounts
As large numbers of new registrants reportedly join the alternative social platform, Keir Starmer, has said that neither he individually, nor departments as entities, are currently intending to do likewise […]...
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MoJ records £5.6m loss after scrapping Common Platform functionality
Following a decision that was made earlier this year to retain the existing Digital Case System technology used in Crown Courts, the ministry’s annual financial statements reveal a significant loss […]...
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Ministers report ‘significant acceleration’ in algorithm transparency adoption
Government announced earlier this year that the implementation of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard will become mandatory for departments and, after some progress, ministers believe that further legislation is unnecessary […]...
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MPs to probe relationship between algorithms and misinformation
Members of the House of Commons science and tech committee are understood to have invited evidence from leaders of TikTok and Facebook, as well as from Twitter owner Elon Musk […]...
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Government comms teams can use TikTok ‘in exceptional circumstances’
Following a ban implemented last year, which enabled exceptions for the likes of law enforcement and online harms research, ministers have revealed communicators can also sometimes use the video app […]...
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MoJ and HMRC sign £8m security deals
Duo of huge Whitehall ministries have each awarded supplier contracts to run throughout 2025 and 2026, and potentially beyond, to cover the provision of cyber software and various support services […]...
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