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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Net zero: Scottish Government launches online support service for firms
Digital tool is intended to help companies set targets
HMRC upgrades online employment records to help aviation sector expedite recruitment
Tax agency makes enhancements to digital platforms in a bid to speed up the process of joining a sector facing major staff shortages
Government major projects urged to use digital and robotics to help beat massive inflation
The cost of materials has risen by almost a quarter in the last six months, according to IPA chief
Passport Office imposes six-figure fine on technical support supplier
French firm Teleperformance penalised for poor performance
Data ethics unit to probe impact of music-streaming algorithms
DCMS entity is to examine the effect on artists of automated recommendations
Government unveils vision of ‘contactless digital border’
Home Office believes use of new technology will mean people can enter the UK without going through a gate or being checked by an official
HMRC accounts estimate £4.5bn in Covid schemes fraud
Figure may be as high as £6.4bn, according to department
Major NHS trust forced to postpone operations after heatwave causes IT issues
London’s Guys and St Thomas’ has cancelled some appointments and asked patients to bring letters to others to ensure they can be processed
Dorries hires former Tory donor to networks unit – but DCMS claims ‘fair and open process’
Simon Blagden has been appointed as chair of DCMS executive agency Building Digital UK
BEIS commended for use of games and algorithms in recruitment
Department is first-ever recipient of innovation accolade from Civil Service Commission
HMRC looks to expand access to Government Gateway
Tax agency adds new documents and methods through which citizens can prove their identity
UK cyber chiefs see potential in controversial tech that scans phones
Client-side scanning has been proposed by Apple as a means to detect child abuse while protecting privacy and security
Edinburgh app for reporting property issues expands to two more councils
Technology jointly developed by the local authority in the Scottish capital is to be adopted in two other areas of the country
National Audit Office signs £2m deal for laptop refresh
Public-spending watchdog equips staff with new ‘semi-customisable’ machines
Met Police claims series of Oxford Circus arrests in facial-recognition deployment
London force claims success from use of controversial technology, which was accompanied by public information effort – as well as protestors
Committee demands Downing St data and documents in Partygate probe
MPs have asked for emails and diaries to be provided to support investigation of rule-breaking gatherings
Coronavirus dashboard and infection survey recognised for statistical excellence
Trustworthiness and innovation of programmes is praised by judges
Home Office signs £4.5m deal to find ‘emerging talent’ for DDaT operations
Contract with specialist services firm will enable department to convert graduate contractors into full-time civil servants
DWP and Scottish Government in dispute over IT costs of welfare devolution
Authorities working to resolve disagreement concerning ‘digital investment activity’
FCDO unit hires £770k consultancy to help shape international defence collaboration platform
New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’
HMRC ‘working to fix’ customs IT problems after months of issues with traders' VAT statements
Users of the new service – which is due to fully replace the outgoing system next year – have found statements incorrect or missing