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Government does ‘not expect public-service disruption’ over UKCloud insolvency
Public sector hosting provider has suspended itself from frameworks after being placed in compulsory liquidation
Calls grow for investigation of Braverman over reported security breach
Reinstated home secretary admitted the use of a personal account to conduct government business – a practice that has come under regulator scrutiny in recent months
Online Safety Bill faces further delay
Incoming legislation for internet safety removed from parliamentary business
DWP relaunches £200k bid to attract CDIO
Role was previously open for applications in August
Defence digital plan hampered by lack of skills and ageing tech, NAO report finds
Auditors report that MoD needs to hire scores of technical staff and spend billions on IT upgrades to deliver on strategy
Oversight of digital government changes hands again as Quin appointed at Cabinet Office
Conservative member for Horsham – who takes on GDS brief for the second time – becomes fourth minister to do so in two months
‘DCMS can speak with a single, expert voice on digital policy within government’
Perm sec Healey claims that department’s emergence as the go-to place for tech policy is ‘an incredible asset to the UK’
Government to study ‘key vulnerabilities’ of cloud sector and estimate national cost of outages
Research will consider potential impact of system failure on the country’s finances and way of life
Whitehall hiring watchdog notes ‘increase in digital roles – which can be harder to recruit’
Civil Service Commission picks out recruitment of STEM specialists as an area of focus, as annual report reveals serious failings in Cabinet Office process
Tourism agency invests in software tool to boost work with online influencers
Technology will help track and monitor content posted by social media users
MoJ slammed for tagging scheme that ‘wasted £98m of taxpayers’ money’
MPs criticise ministry’s unrealistic ambitions and lack of scrutiny
DVLA recruiting four senior techies to tackle legacy and help create ‘digital workplace’
Government agency opens hiring process for quartet of IT leadership posts
DWP looks to embed machine-readable laws into digital ‘Universal Credit navigator’
Department works with government lawyers and specialist tech firm to pursue ‘rules as code’ project
Integration of NHS Digital brought forward to January
Government claims merger will improve data sharing across health service
MPs to probe government property plans in light of ‘seismic shifts to working culture’
Parliamentary committee will examine strategy and implementation to date
Digital and robotics key to HMRC cuts, CEO says
Demand for headcount reductions and other savings can be achieved via use of tech in services and operations, Jim Harra tells MPs
UK and US launch joint military operation to tackle cyberthreats
Exercise seeks to identify and help combat digital attacks
Spend controls and patchy engagement hampering efforts to boost civil service commercial skills, according to Whitehall chief
Ongoing ‘competing priorities’ still get in the way of long-term work to boost buying savvy, says Alex Chisholm
Bank of England signs deal with £45m IT partner
Tech company will provide central bank with a range of hardware, software and services
Home secretary Braverman leaves post after sending official document via personal email
Use of personal accounts – which came under scrutiny during the pandemic – is a contravention of government guidelines
Users report Home Office online system providing wrong person’s immigration details
Minister admits department is ‘aware of technical issues’ in which users are presented with someone else’s status