
Government AI note-taking trialled by 25 councils
Launched by government earlier this year, the Minute software designed to listen in on meetings

NCSC pins ‘malicious campaign’ of cyberattacks on Russian military intelligence
The cyber branch of the UK’s security services has attributed a series of attacks on

GDS opens GOV.UK Wallet for public bodies
Government’s core technology unit has issued formal advice announcing that the state’s system for citizens

ICO rebukes London borough over two-year exposure of 6,500 sets of personal info
Data that was accessible online after freedom of information response included details related to children

New head of civil service reform appointed
Former GDS and Defra staffer Janet Hughes has been named as the postholder of a

MoJ retains Microsoft licensing partner in new £300m-plus deal
The ministry has awarded a new and expanded agreement for the provision of core COTS

MoD seeks cyber leader to boost ‘awareness, behaviours and culture’
The ministry is recruiting for someone to provide training and support for employees, veterans and

West Lothian Council says personal data stolen in cyberattack on education network
Having initially indicated that there was no evidence of data theft, the Scottish authority has

DWP plans new £50m ‘debt-management system’
The department will appoint a provider to a contract potentially lasting for 11 years, and

NHS App launches ‘Amazon-style’ prescription-tracking function
New feature for app users has currently been integrated by about 1,500 pharmacies, including every

Whitehall departments to set decade-long R&D investment plans
The government has made good on a manifesto pledge to move on from a system

Home Office seeks multimillion-pound partner to support delivery of department-wide ‘AI as a Service’
Department will create a centralised service to help guide officials through the process of deploying

Westminster ‘following Welsh pilots of automatic voter registration with interest’
The government’s minister for democracy Rushanara Ali has suggested that she and her colleagues will

Applicants’ personal data accessed in cyberattack on Legal Aid Agency
Anyone who has applied for assistance in the past 15 years is encouraged to take

DWP targets waiting-time issues with online tools and new call routing
The department’s minister for transformation has cited various recent tech developments to its Child Maintenance

NHS proceeds with £36m digital scheme to ‘modernise donor engagement’
After initially engaging with suppliers two years ago to help shape technical specifications, the health

Officials ‘hungry for reform’, says union chief
The leader of the union for civil servants and public sector professionals tells the organisation’s

Scottish Government signs £114m deal for rural and agricultural services modernisation
The farming and rural directorate has brought in a specialist provider to help its work