‘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 technologies
Ex-Whitehall top dog to join board of defence and security firm
Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has landed a non-executive role at BAE Systems
Russia: sanctions tightened on exports of monitoring and military tech
New measures prohibit supply of any tech used for ‘internal repression’
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Public bodies encouraged to cancel contracts with Russian suppliers
Deals that could be under review include energy supply contacts and some tech consultancy engagements
Defence innovation unit sets up shop in Newcastle
Dstl establishes location in north-east city
‘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
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’
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
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
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
New government agency to oversee digital identity laws
Legislation to be passed to put digital IDs on same legal footing as physical documents
Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’
Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support
Ex-national security and anti-terror chiefs approved for consulting gigs with BT and Deloitte
Appointments watchdog signs off roles for Dominic Fortescue and Tom Hurd
Scotland sees sevenfold increase in cybercrime in FY21
Number of recorded incidents shoots up, in part due to increase time spent online
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
The long-standing Security and Intelligence Instrument has been retained after the completion of its decennial review
National Security College to offer tech training to policy maestros
New facility will open next month
Government’s Ukraine response hampered by Foreign Office IT, reports claim
Officials bemoan technological ‘chaos’ caused by merger of FCO and DfID
Military tech unit picks new chief executive
Paul Hollinshead has been appointed to lead Dstl, where he started his career 34 years ago
Concerns raised over virtual vetting interviews for Top Secret access
Staff at government vetting agency are uneasy over ongoing use of technology, reports have claimed
Huawei consulted on network exclusion – but government claims ban will not be reversed
DCMS indicates feedback exercise, in which vendor is being asked to provide views on its proposed ban from the UK’s next-generation networks, is a legal requirement
Government seeks £110k leader for Secret IT platform
The Rosa system has been in place since 2018
MPs raise digital concerns over post-Brexit borders
Ambitions to have world-leading systems within three years are ‘optimistic’, according to PAC