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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Calderdale council seeks digital leader to help set five-year vision
Authority recruiting for senior manager to ‘find innovative digital solutions’
HMRC launches Alexa service for tax credits info
Tax agency offers voice-activated option for obtaining advice
Jeremy Wright named DCMS secretary as Hancock is moved to health
Industry expresses regret as one of government’s most visible digital advocates is given a new job
Salary of £90k on offer for role ensuring security of government transformation
GDS-based post comes with remit to adapt service standards and best-practice guidelines
NHS Digital given £100m funding boost in 2017/18
Organisation’s annual accounts show a rise of almost 40% in the amount of central government cash it received
New social-work regulator looks to build 'end-to-end digital service’
Social Work England kicks off project to transfer data from outgoing regulator and build a new set of services
Labour MP: If a device is called ‘smart’ – don’t buy it
Shadow industrial strategy minister Chi Onwurah claims much more needs to be done to ensure the internet of things is safe
Emergency Services Network rollout given red-light warning in annual major projects review
The annual report from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority shows government tech programmes of work are a mixed bag
Government unveils £7.5m funding and training scheme to boost local authority digital work
MHCLG and GDS also publish ‘digital declaration’ for councils to sign up to
Government plans law to require real-time bus info and on-board audiovisual displays
Consultation started on possible new rules to make buses more tech-enabled
Waltham Forest recruits residents to test services
London borough builds 80-strong panel of citizens
IT error caused sharing of 150,000 NHS patients’ data against their will
Parliamentary statement reveals that problem with SystmOne application used by GPs meant individuals opt-out choices were not respected
Matt Hancock asserts that social media firms are not too big to regulate
Culture secretary vows that ‘we pass laws and people abide by them’
G-Cloud 10 launches with 650 new suppliers
A total of 3,505 firms are on the latest iteration of the framework with the government claiming more than 90% are SMEs
Paramedics to be kitted out with body-worn cameras
Emergency-care workers become the latest public servants to be equipped with the mobile recording technology
NHS app to launch for Android and Apple in December
Jeremy Hunt announces upcoming launch of app allowing patients to make GP appointments and manage prescriptions
Hackney looks to boost uptake of council rent service
Borough looks to mobile optimisation, personal notifications and possible implementation of GOV.UK Pay
HMRC takes down 20,000 scam sites
Department celebrates big uptick in number of deactivations in past year
Crawley council launches online service platform
Local authority opens new digital portal for citizens
IBM picked as NHS cybersecurity partner in three-year £30m deal
Vendor chosen by NHS Digital for contract including malware analysis and pilots of emerging technologies
HMRC and Home Office among PAC chair's ‘departments of concern’ over IT project difficulties
Meg Hillier says in annual report that some suppliers are becoming ‘secretive sub-departments of government’