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Department picks out a range of issues as ‘areas of research interest’ for the coming years

Parliamentary select committees publish report revealing that fallen outsourcer sent a £160m ‘ransom note’ to the government days before its collapse

DCMS committee continues to pursue Facebook CEO as chair says ‘we expected detail – we got excuses’

Outsourced deal to replace Universal Jobmatch worth almost £3m a year, award notice reveals

Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment

The relaunched annual GDS event shone a light on the government’s key digital-transformation strategies and initiatives for the coming months and years. PublicTechnology went along to find out more

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

After 12 months in the job, the digital performance of the heads of the six city regions is assessed by Georgina Maratheftis of techUK

Taskforce formed to ‘quickly develop’ alternative options after EC warns that the UK may be frozen out of secure elements of Galileo project

Ahead of next week’s Sprint 18 event, GDS director general Kevin Cunnington outlines the organisation’s focus areas for the coming months, and its achievements of the past two years

Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’ 

Newly updated policy implements a 15-month pipeline model which could make it easier for departments to self-approve 'business-as-usual' spending, but GDS pledges the new policy will bring the 'same rigour'

Prominent US cardiologist Dr Eric Topol is to lead a review

Agency looks for four senior coders to spend six months in Whitechapel as identity-assurance service looks to hit key targets

Both the government and human rights group Liberty claim victory after judges agree that the so-called snoopers' charter is incompatible with EU legislation 

Research from Dods ranks the performance of 29 of the government’s biggest IT suppliers

Department’s 17-month extension takes contract length to cumulative tally of 17 years

Supplier feedback sought on possible creation of new publishing system for parliament’s official record

Following a major cyberattack and revelations of shared passwords, the team charged with protecting Parliament has been on a drive to help MPs stay safe

As long-term outsourcing arrangement is phased out, authority looks to engage with wide array of new suppliers

Countries also sign cyber cooperation pledge