US midterms to see first use of digital voting in a federal election
Critics slam ‘horrific idea’ with serious security implications as some citizens of West Virginia will have the chance to vote via a smartphone in November poll
Government launches £20m contest for agriculture technology
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ICO appoints first-ever technology director
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Local government and the NHS do not want outsourced IT, studies find
Research from Dods shows that most public sector workers are not in favour of bringing in commercial firms to provide their IT
CCS hints that services will be included in Technology Products 3
In a blog post for techUK, procurement agency predicts that the next iteration of the flagship IT framework ‘could revolutionise commodity tech buying for the public sector’
National Crime Agency flags up need for more big data skills
Deputy director general discusses agency’s requirement for ‘people who are comfortable working with information, data and analytics’
MoJ offers £130k for director of common technology services
Role comes with remit to oversee day-to-day running of core services, as well as leading move away form large outsourcing contracts
Gender pay gap digital service to be expanded in £1.6m project
New features to be added in bid to help government and businesses take action on pay inequality
Government proposes banning online trolls from public office
Suggested law change would create a new offence of intimidating political candidates or campaigners
Government opted not to encrypt Cold War Kremlin hotline as £20,000 cost was deemed too high
Newly published former top-secret documents reveal that a direct communications link between Downing Street and Mikhail Gorbachev was not encrypted – despite the wishes of the government’s ‘technical experts’
‘A crisis in our democracy’ – MPs recommend verified sites and online content standards to tackle fake news
DCMS committee claims it has ‘pulled back the curtain on the secretive world of the tech giants’
North Yorkshire gets £11m government boost for rural broadband
Funding comes as Defra commits an extra £45m to support the rollout of superfast connections across the country
CCS merges four digital projects into one after another Crown Marketplace rethink
Quartet of planned development projects cancelled and new contract notice issued for platform housing five commercial agreements in one place
Canada appoints first ever minister for digital government
Scott Brison takes on digital government brief and will be supported by national CIO Alex Benay who has been promoted to a deputy minister-level post
GOV.UK boss Williams to become Croydon’s digital chief
Long-time civil servant to move into local government with role in his home borough
UK slips from first to fourth in UN e-government league table
The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations.
CCS smashes targets with £600m savings in FY18
Yearly accounts show increased commercial benefits for central government and wider public sector
Wirral council seeks head of digital to create ‘compelling vision’
Authority looks for senior manager to spearhead transformation
Cabinet Office ‘lacks leverage’ to ensure procurement best practice – PAC
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee believe that the Cabinet Office needs to make its voice ring out more loudly across Whitehall
DXC wins £80m device contract in latest Defra disaggregation deal
US-headquartered technology outsourcing giant swipes contract for department’s end-user computing environment
Bidding opens for £1.2bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework
Applications open for replacement of one of the government's key digital services procurement vehicle
Lack of cyber skills 'a pressing matter of national security', parliamentary committee finds
The government must do more to recognise and address a worrying cybersecurity skills shortage, MPs have claimed
GDS working with departments to mitigate reported leak of sensitive data
Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers
‘Tech transformation is coming’ – Hancock unveils £475m digitisation fund in first speech as health secretary
Matt Hancock also rebuffs criticism of virtual GP service