
Public sector spends £2bn on Microsoft licences in first five months of discount MoU
A Cabinet Office minister has indicated that, having been introduced late last year, the Crown

ICO says MoD Afghan data breach ‘unacceptable – and should never happen again’
With a super injunction lifted, the defence secretary John Healey has revealed details of the

HMRC establishes ‘landing zone to safely exploit gen AI’
The tax department’s annual report reveals a diverse and growing range of use cases for

GDS seeks external experts for public sector AI advisory panel
Whitehall’s central digital agency intends to convene a group of up to a dozen advisors

New laws ‘not the end of the conversation’ on online safety
A cabinet minister has indicated that, despite legislation have already been implemented, the government will

DWP signs £15m deal to ‘enhance’ digital service for UC targeted case reviews
Benefits department enters into agreement to support upgrades to digital service that underpins initiative launched

Minister pledges ‘once-only rule’ for citizen info
A tenet that people should not have to provide details more than once will be

Improved analytics could save Whitehall billions in fraud losses, NAO report finds
Auditors warn that there is currently ‘no clear plan’ to realise the potential of data

HMRC seeks ‘novel and innovative solutions’ to help close £50bn tax gap
The department has outlined its intent to put in place a £6m commercial engagement with

Foreign Office seeks £162k CDIO to join department ‘on the cusp of an exciting digital transformation’
Whitehall department advertises top techie role to help dictate and deliver vision for the rest

Horizon probe recommends dedicated body to manage compensation
The public inquiry into the major miscarriage of justice linked to Fujitsu’s faulty Post Office

GDS set for big budget boost in FY26, DSIT accounts show
The annual report of its new parent department shows that, over the course of a

Government confirms Digital Inclusion Action Committee
Members of group convened to advise ministers and officials include representatives of Good Things Foundation

Government looks internally for new post as ONS perm sec
The position, the creation of which stems from a recent critical review of the statistics

NHS signs £17m digital partner for bookings and referrals
London consultancy that has previously won 30 health service deals, including some worth tens of

NCSC sees doubling of ‘nationally significant incidents’ this year
A minister at the FCDO has indicated that, while overall levels of attacks requiring the

Small boats: Home Office hopes £15m AI and automation deal will boost surveillance
In the same week as Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer agree a new collaboration on

FCDO plans to insource £17.6m of annual digital contractor spend
Whitehall’s foreign affairs department intends to potentially eliminate the use of hundreds of external contractors