March 5, 2026

4 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Palantir’s £250m government deal ‘represents a vote of confidence in the UK’, minister says

Sam Trendall March 5, 2026

In the face of some confronting questions from parliament’s science and tech committee, security minister Dan Jarvis has said the US firm’s latest mega contract will bring investment and jobs […]...

EXCL: Government signs £900k deal to create interactive ‘digital memorial’ to Queen Elizabeth II

Sam Trendall March 5, 2026

The Cabinet Office has signed a contract to support delivery of a ‘major historic archiving project’, in which government will develop a new online service to honour the late monarch […]...

Treasury taps tech firms to advise on public sector AI adoption

Jim Dunton March 5, 2026

Specialist companies such as IBM and Faculty will sit on a newly established advisory panel alongside representatives from think tank the Tony Blair Institute who will examine government use cases […]...

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March 5, 2026

Palantir’s £250m government deal ‘represents a vote of confidence in the UK’, minister says

EXCL: Government signs £900k deal to create interactive ‘digital memorial’ to Queen Elizabeth II

Treasury taps tech firms to advise on public sector AI adoption

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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