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‘Huge data breach’ in security platform used by police
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Home Office ramps up tech training
Research shows number of staff taking courses has more than trebled in last three years
East Midlands police forces launch £350m IT framework
Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire seeking to appoint tech resellers to four-year deal
Home secretary unveils new tech tools to help police combat child abuse
Algorithmic programs will help process images, reducing officers’ exposure
Making Tax Digital uptake passes 50% – but HMRC issues call to action as deadline looms
With just two weeks left, about three in four firms in the finance sector are yet to sign up
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law
Bidding opens on £1.6bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework
New iteration of agreement due to go live four days after outgoing deal expires
Government puts £12m into AI-powered vacuum cleaners and dolphin-protection tech
Money invested in four partnerships between business and academia
MPs call for government to ‘clarify GDS’s role’ to regain lost momentum
Select committee report asks whether tech agency needs new powers, and calls for ministerial digital champions
Slow start for £400m fibre fund but Treasury vows investments will ‘scale up’
Just £66m has been released so far as five-year scheme approaches halfway point
Amazon Alexa to offer NHS health advice
Health service agrees partnership with tech giant
HMRC hubs to be ‘most digitally advanced buildings in government’
Department signs ‘digital charter’ with 15 companies
ICO slaps record £183m fine on British Airways for GDPR breach
Airline facing massive penalty after incident in which regulator claims the personal data of 500,000 customers was compromised
Newly created Buckinghamshire unitary authority starts building digital presence
Council that will encompass five existing entities sets aside £700k for website construction
Scottish Government creates IoT marketplace for public sector
Dynamic purchasing system seeks suppliers of products and services
Ministry of Defence returns to SBL for £190m Microsoft product deal
Long-term software partner wins back contract after besting five other bidders
HMRC takes action after sharp rise in waiting times on digital tax helpline
Between January and May, amount of calls answered within five minutes dropped from 44% to 3%
Damning report questions accuracy and lawfulness of Met Police facial recognition trials
Force expresses disappointment in ‘negative and unbalanced’ tone of report it commissioned
Serco assents to £20m fine for fraud after probe into MoJ electronic tagging scandal
Company’s CEO says he is ‘mortified and angry’ about actions of predecessors
Universal Credit programme seeks lead data scientist
DWP offers £84,000 in bid to recruit senior data professional
Day rates over £750 to require ministerial sign-off in new Cabinet Office contractor controls
Permanent secretary John Manzoni reveals new policy