NHS Covid app update expands symptom checklist and softens guidance for English users
Latest version of software removes suggestion users may have coronavirus and countdown clock – except for Welsh users, who are still told to isolated and get tested
‘Drones are of great interest to the Army – as both a threat and an opportunity’
Minister claims that military is keeping tabs on potential battlefield uses of unmanned aerial...
Highways agency adds ex-Facebook bigwig to boardroom line-up
Social network’s former regional leader Diego Oliva appointed to non-executive post
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Defence innovation unit sets up shop in Newcastle
Dstl establishes location in north-east city
Watchdog warns over ‘sneaky’ sales ploys to part drunken online shoppers from their money
Research from CMA finds many Brits enjoy a tipple while they browse
Defra invests in ‘identity investigation tool’
Software will provide officials with access to information including electoral roll data, property records, and details of insolvencies
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
‘Government’s slow progress on data hampered pandemic preparedness’
Report from Public Accounts Committee calls for Cabinet Office to set out plan to improve availability, quality and use of information
HMRC signs £300m deals to support and modernise major applications
Tax agency awards contracts for support, decommissioning, disaggregation and modernisation of systems for income tax, National Insurance and other core applications
Foreign Office IT slammed as diplomat cites need for ‘routine’ deletion of emails during Afghanistan crisis
Parliamentary committee hears that messages were deleted as a matter of course ‘otherwise inbox gums up and stops working’
Scottish government backs local tech firms’ global expansion plans
Export strategy aims to support international ambitions of technology businesses
Revealed: Cabinet Office signed deal last month for ‘immediate cyber incident response’
Department directly awarded short-term deal to PwC but indicates there was no specific threat
Court hears of ministers making key decisions over WhatsApp then deleting messages
Evidence submitted to High Court claims many officials and ministers use private messaging services on a ‘daily basis’
Government-backed £10m ‘innovation network’ to help telecoms firms collaborate
New facility will also provide database of funding and R&D opportunities
NHS and government developing ‘digital marker’ for GPs to add firearms records to patient data
New system will make it easier to flag gun ownership
Covid inquiry signs two-year deal for media-monitoring software
Soon-to-launch investigation exercise retains specialist arm of market-research giant Kantar to analyse traditional outlets and social media platforms
New guidelines ask departments to actively encourage service-user feedback
Government standards intend to foster a culture of ‘welcoming complaints in a positive way’
NHS taps McKinsey for £1m consulting gig on Covid vaccination data
Short-term deal was intended to help programme’s senior managers make targeted interventions and present information to other parties in a way that was ‘appropriate and impactful’
Government to compensate victims that exposed Horizon scandal but were excluded from Post Office scheme
Chancellor reveals payment programme aims to support those who received ‘small fraction’ of £58m settlement
Treasury to crowdsource innovation ideas from officials in bid to save £5.5bn
Ministers believe measures such as digitisation, shared services, and reducing use of consultants could help cut waste
DHSC extracts patient data to support policymaking on NHS-funded social care
Project is separate to a wider piece of work to collate all information on national provision of ‘continuing healthcare’ services
MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary
Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes
Sturgeon claims ‘no public-protection issues’ from IT glitch in prisoner risk assessments
Tech issue dating back 10 years is understood to have caused inmates to be wrongly graded
EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach
Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted