More than 70 MPs protest plan to end virtual parliament
Cross-party group voices opposition to plans to ask members to return to Westminster
HMRC approved for £120m in contract extensions with Accenture and BT
Newly published spend-control data shows that deals were awarded to extend service provision...
Four in five DWP staff not working remotely, figures suggest
Vast majority of staff in most departments are performing their duties from home
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Scottish government launches £7m digital training network
Deputy first minister unveils initiative
Government ready to migrate from Vodafone platform with launch of £50m PSN services framework
CCS published contract notice seeking suppliers for 54-month deal
Government commits £1.2bn for supercomputer to predict extreme weather
High-tech system will be managed by the Met Office
Government’s top official predicts civil service ‘will need fewer people’ as automation takes hold
Cabinet secretary Sedwill says he ‘would like to see more processes handled’ by technology
HS2 tech systems will ‘still be state of the art’ in mid-2030s, minister claims
Although some parts of the new rail line may not open for two decades, DfT minister says the underlying tech will not have aged significantly by then
Annual spending on parliament IT increases nearly tenfold in space of six years
Figures show almost £8m invested in new equipment in FY19
Reshuffle: Dowden promoted to digital secretary and GDS minister post vacated again
Jeremy Quin’s short stay in the Cabinet Office comes to an end
Government Gateway to close for older browsers and operating systems
Service will be unavailable on pre-Windows 7 platforms
Welsh hospitals to move to digital pharmacy system
Trusts across the country are to adopt technology platform
Courts agencies plan multimillion-pound digitisation of criminal justice services
HMCTS and CPS float contract notice
Redcar and Cleveland council pins five-day website outage on ‘cyberattack’
Local authority’s site has been offline since the weekend
Government plans to appoint Ofcom as social media regulator
Communications watchdog to see powers expanded
Facial recognition ‘not fit for use’, Scottish committee finds
MSPs warn of potential of ‘Wild West’ environment for new technology
Whitehall posts big rise in cost-based refusals for FOI requests
Crown Prosecution Service refuses highest proportion of FOI requests on cost grounds in 2019
HMRC extends customs funding programme for traders
Businesses can get help with investment in IT systems until 31 January 2021
Government to ask suppliers to sign up to AI standards
New committee report cites importance of procurement
Watchdog calls for transparency on government’s ‘cryptic’ visa algorithm
Independent inspector says Home Office approach will ‘fuel concerns about bias and poor practice’
Chinese ambassador labels Huawei backlash a ‘witch hunt’
Liu Xiaoming says ‘only problem people have is they are a Chinese company’
Anti-food waste app wins government innovation prize
Cross-government team wins Reimagine Challenge
Labour leadership hopeful calls for right to ignore emails outside work hours
Rebecca Long-Bailey says she supports introduction of laws similar to those in France
Online right to rent checker due this year
Home Office building digital tool to support compliance with controversial scheme