
Nine-department shared services group signs £25m deals for ‘implementation and change’ consultancy
Matrix cluster of policy departments, which is to standardise on Workday systems, is led by

Minister signals government intent to end public funding for National Parking Platform
DfT began work six years ago on a system providing a hub to which parking

Labour MP group pushes digital ID card agenda
Almost 20 years after Tony Blair legislated for ID cards and 15,000 citizens voluntarily signed

‘Reset’ AI Security Institute agrees MoU with US start-up and cuts bias and free-speech remit
Former AI Safety Institute will undergo major changes, while government more widely will work with

HS2 signs £100m deal for passenger telecoms services
A joint venture comprising specialist elements of IT firms Hitachi and Telent is awarded a

Government considers ‘Commercial Innovation Hub’ and new AI tool for contracts
Ministers have unveiled proposals to establish a new unit dedicated to helping departments build and

EXCL: Government likely to recruit new data chief as incumbent Suckling departs
PublicTechnology learns that current data chief is to move on after less than a year

Top 75-focused programme delivered 29 services to ‘great’ standard, minister reveals
Following replacement of initiative with alternative scheme focused on ‘deeper transformation’, detail is provided on

HMRC develops anti-fraud algorithm to crack down on logo misuse
Internal software engineers working for the tax department have implemented a machine learning tool which

NHS and DHSC to examine ‘objectives around an app library’ four years after closure
The health service has previously launched two digital repositories of approved applications, the latter of

Cheshire East seeks customer experience chief to lead ‘challenging journey’ to digital transformation
The unitary authority serving towns including Crewe, Macclesfield, Sandbach and Congleton is recruiting for a

Government AI Playbook instructs departments to ‘know limitations and have meaningful human control’
A new set of GDS guidelines enshrines 10 principles intended to direct Whitehall bodies in

Food Standards Agency brings AI to meat inspection
The food hygiene watchdog has implemented a variety of both ‘generative and traditional’ automation technologies,

‘We have to move the cyber baseline all the time’ – Scottish public sector resilience leader
Head of the government’s specialist public sector cyber efforts warns of a number of challenges,

Eight NHS trusts set to miss 2026 EPR deadline, minister indicates
While an extra 12 months will enable an additional 5% of bodies to get a

MoD commercial head named as new government-wide procurement chief
The civil service has confirmed the recruitment of a leader to ensure adherence to standards

HMRC completes CHIEF decommissioning as major projects costs rise by £1bn in FY24
While its big-ticket programmes require significant extra funding, the tax agency at least expects to

Cambridgeshire seeks AI chatbot for floods and fly-tipping
The council for one of the UK’s flattest and lowest counties plans to supplement its