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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

Chief executive of tax agency writes to MPs to update on progress of project to replace CHIEF system

UK National Cyber Security Centre teams up with FBI and others to issue advice in light of malicious exploits targeting network hardware – including consumer routers

Select committee repeats request to stop sharing with the Home Office the name and address of suspected immigration offenders, but NHS Digital insists arrangement is ‘in the public interest’

Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda

Peter Ford of Pegasytems believes Whitehall has both the necessary will and technology to achieve its ambitions of operating as a single entity

Culture secretary talks to executives from embattled internet firm in London in 'robust but constructive' meeting

The technical director of the National Cyber Security Centre tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s achievements so far, and what it is doing to prepare for an inevitable cyber emergency

Department's digital team creates machine-learning tool for dealing with public enquiries