FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber-resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
Newham picks former Microsoft and HSBC exec for new digital leadership post
London borough creates tech-centric assistant CEO role to drive service transformation
Appointments watchdog warns former digital secretary Dorries over TV gig
Ex-cabinet minister failed to wait for official advice before announcing role with TalkTV,...
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‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school
Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters
Cabinet Office guest speakers to be subject to social-media vetting
Officials will reportedly be asked to look over five years of posts to check there is no ‘potentially problematic material’
Internet firms offered DWP benefit-checking service in bid to cut household broadband bills
Government claims that only 1.2% of eligible recipients have so far taken advantage of social tariff
‘Vital for national security’ – former minister urges rethink on plan to diverge on EU data laws
Lord Kirkhope claims costs of failing to maintain close ties with Europe will outweigh even the government’s claimed benefits of £11bn
DBS trims customer service centre hours as strike begins
Staff working on agency’s webchat, helpline and email support begin walkout
Police investigated 4,300 cyber offences last year – but charged fewer than 100 criminals
The proportion of offences resulting in a formal charge increased slightly, but remains at barely more than one in every 50
Incoming G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes frameworks formally delayed as work continues on new buying platform
Procurement agency says public bodies can continue to use incumbent vehicles
Energy costs: Government plans upgrades for financial support and advice portal
Online platform from BEIS aims to provide a unified service through which citizens can check eligibility for government support
NHS facing weeks of disruption after cyberattack on supplier of patient records systems
Ransomware assault impacted major platforms for management of patients and staff, as well as the delivery of the 111 urgent care service
Critics turn up the heat on Scotland’s schools partnership with China
Education secretary’s defence of Confucius hubs branded ‘unbelievably naive and frankly dangerous'
Minister lauds CCS among ‘highest-performing parts of government’ after £3bn savings in FY22
Procurement agency saw £27.6bn spent through its agreements in the last fiscal year, including £2.2bn directly with SMEs
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme
Edinburgh seeks £12m support for digital inclusion and growth projects
Local authority makes bid for funding from central government
Ministers slammed over failures to respond to consultations
Labour claims Conservatives are operating as a ‘zombie government’ as 15 online feedback-gathering exercises have been left dormant since 2019 election
GOV.UK redesign aims to improve mobile experience with focus on ‘topic-based browsing’
Update to site is intended to better serve mobile users – who now constitute two thirds of traffic
Cabinet Office considers options for talented interns after suspension of government graduate scheme
Central department says it 'remains committed to internship programmes' and seek to find possibilities for those who would normally be fast-tracked into paused Fast Stream scheme
Customer support contractors at DBS set to strike
Workers delivering webchat and telephone service via outsourced deal vote for six-day walkout
EXCL: Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring
Use of barcode-scanning system comes alongside GPS ankle tags and biometric tracking
Scottish Government expands cyber-resilience programme for businesses
Contract worth £500,000 will see an additional 250 firms offered training
Stats regulator censures DWP over employment claims
OSR chief says that department failed to uphold principles that public data should be ‘trustworthy, of high quality, and offer public value’
CDDO offers £160k for chief technology officer to set cross-government strategy for digital profession
Cabinet Office unit is seeking a technology leader whose remit will include spearheading DDaT professionals’ efforts to decommission legacy system