MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
Home Office review of labour shortages delayed over data problems
Issues arise in assessment of areas that may benefit from allowing employers to sponsor visas...
Courts service pauses implementation of IT system after clashes with union
Rollout of Common Platform is temporarily suspended after PCS members voted to strike
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Government digital profession given licence to offer £45k a year extra for key senior roles
Pilot scheme will allow DDaT posts to tap into ‘pivotal role allowance’
Physical EU border checks set to be delayed again – but PM suggests new tech could render them unnecessary
Boris Johnson acknowledges inevitability of fourth delay to introduction of inspections of plant and animal produce
DfE staff told to abandon homeworking and return en masse to offices ‘immediately’
Secretary of state grilled by MPs over department’s comparatively low proportion of employees going into the office
NHS signs £25m tech and data partner to support vaccine programme for next two years
Consultancy will support data flows and booking platforms
Scottish biotech hub to collaborate with healthcare innovation facility
Government-backed Glaswegian centre to work with Kent-based R&D unit
No criminal changes over Hancock CCTV leak, ICO announces
Regulator concludes there is insufficient evidence to prosecute two people investigated following publication of compromising images of health secretary
Cladding crisis: Data analytics deals to ‘secure increased funding’ from building firms as government bids to raise £5bn
Four consultancies brought in to provide investigative and analytical work as government demands property developers contribute £5bn to support repairs
Ministers urged to demand that officials make ‘a rapid return to the office’
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Steve Barclay ramp up efforts to call time on widespread working from home
Government Property Agency seeks digital chief to lead ’10-year technology journey’
Role advertised with salary of up to £118k per year
Researchers detect ‘multiple spyware infections’ of Downing St and FCDO since 2020
Canadian academics claim that attack on No. 10 using Pegasus software was launched from the UAE
Minister: ‘Exact alignment to EU law is not a requirement for data adequacy’
Treasury faces parliamentary questions about potential risks of planned regulatory reforms
Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
Former tech and data exec Anand Aithal has controversial residence status, it has been revealed
HMRC retains Deloitte in £15m deal to help ‘define and orchestrate’ tech transformation scheme
Consultancy will support work to deliver Technology Sourcing Programme, which aims to revamp IT procurement
YouTube cites ‘Covid misinformation policies’ in removal of Tory MP’s parliament speech
Christopher Chope laments ‘cancel culture’ after video of him talking in Commons about ‘Covid-19 vaccine damage’ is taken down from website
Environment Agency unveils Minecraft replica of Preston to promote climate change education
Government agency works with tech firms in virtual version of Lancashire city
Information commissioner: ‘Many cyber issues are preventable’
Head of data watchdog urges public bodies to ensure ‘vigilance’ after revealing that successful phishing attacks represent an increasing number of cyber incidents
Bournemouth council signs £150k deal for ‘bereavement software’
Tech tool will help citizens and deathcare professionals
Suppliers urged to call out departments flouting new procurement guidelines
Government commercial representatives tell tech firms to speak up if their customers are ignoring new DDaT Playbook
DHSC picks IT firm to support NHS Covid Pass in potential £18m deal
Department is to work with Netcompany – which is also supporting the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
MoJ launches digital service for citizens to request info held on them
Department unveils online platform through which solicitors and members of the public can make subject access requests
Half of firms in scope of online income tax scheme have no digital records, HMRC research finds
Only one in five currently uses software as part of their bookkeeping set-up