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MoD backs calls for AI to help thousands of backroom staff into frontline roles

Jim Dunton June 5, 2025

Government has endorsed all calls set out in a recent review, including recommendations to reduce administrative and staff costs, while also investing in new defence technologies including automation and drones […]...

3 Minutes

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Cross-public sector cyber duties moved into GDS

Sam Trendall June 4, 2025

Prime minister announces that, following the creation of the government’s new digital centre in DSIT, security policy and oversight will also move from the Cabinet Office to the tech department […]...

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Education and skills News

Major government Copilot trial finds half an hour average time savings per day

Sam Trendall June 3, 2025

A pilot exercise involving 20,000 officials across 12 departments found that, while benefits were fairly consistent across civil service grades, results varied much more widely by profession and use case […]...

3 Minutes

Cyber Security Hub Defence and Security News

MoD trails £1bn investment in cyber and drones

Jim Dunton June 3, 2025

Government announces creation of tech and entities to adapt to a world in which ‘ways of warfare are rapidly changing, with the UK facing daily cyberattacks on this new frontline’ […]...

4 Minutes

Business and industry Cyber Security Hub Highlights News

GDS signs £10m One Login cyber deal and plans recertification after losing government digital ID trustmark

Sam Trendall June 2, 2025

The Whitehall digital unit, based in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has awarded technical support contracts worth £17.5m as it starts process to reobtain recently lost formal trustmark […]...

3 Minutes

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Data watchdog scolds Manchester Police over ‘serious shortcomings’ in CCTV storage

Sam Trendall June 2, 2025

Regulator completes investigation into incident in which an individual requested a copy of footage of 48 hours spent in custody, only for the force to discover two hours were missing […]...

4 Minutes

Education and skills News

Almost two-thirds of tasks performed by entry-level officials could be automated, government analysis finds

Tevye Markson June 2, 2025

While finding widespread AI possibilities at lower grades, studies from DSIT also concluded that none of the work of the most senior civil servants could be performed by automated tools […]...

3 Minutes

Defence and Security Highlights News

Minister: ‘Legal Aid Agency data breach enabled by fragility of IT systems’

Sam Trendall May 30, 2025

A ministerial representative from the Ministry of Justice cites a recent £20m investment in bolstering tech infrastructure, and points the finger at previous administration for allowing digital weaknesses to fester […]...

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MoD backs calls for AI to help thousands of backroom staff into frontline roles

Cross-public sector cyber duties moved into GDS

Major government Copilot trial finds half an hour average time savings per day

MoD trails £1bn investment in cyber and drones

GDS signs £10m One Login cyber deal and plans recertification after losing government digital ID trustmark

Data watchdog scolds Manchester Police over ‘serious shortcomings’ in CCTV storage

Almost two-thirds of tasks performed by entry-level officials could be automated, government analysis finds

Minister: ‘Legal Aid Agency data breach enabled by fragility of IT systems’

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

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Waste not: How civil servants are rethinking productivity

The school meal debate: A digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

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