February 18, 2026

2 Minutes

Business and industry News

Government explores unified ID and verification system for businesses

Sam Trendall February 18, 2026

Whitehall’s trade department has signed an agreement with a major tech supplier to examine the possibilities of creating and implementing a new identity for use by companies across all agencies […]...

GDS public sector monitoring ‘finding and fixing over 100 critical vulnerabilities a month’

Sam Trendall February 18, 2026

A new offering enabling public bodies to track, and address, potential security issues already has hundreds of adopters and is having a noticeable impact, according to DSIT’s digital government minister […]...

Transformation needs more finance nous, NAO head warns

Tevye Markson February 18, 2026

In his yearly address to the House of Commons, government’s top auditor told parliamentarians that, in order to deliver efficiency targets and reformed services, Whitehall must improve core financial skills […]...

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February 18, 2026

Government explores unified ID and verification system for businesses

GDS public sector monitoring ‘finding and fixing over 100 critical vulnerabilities a month’

Transformation needs more finance nous, NAO head warns

Government risks ‘doing the wrong thing efficiently’, civil servants warn in new research

Hitachi Solutions demonstrates secure use of Microsoft tools with AWS data in major win for government cloud interoperability

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

Beyond the iron fist: What civil servants say will really cut Whitehall waste

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