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‘Live streaming and covert cameras’ – DWP seeks £2m suppliers for surveillance tech

Following recent laws that have empowered the benefits agency with additional abilities to collect information

MoJ Justice AI unit seeks squad of engineers to ‘build products with real-world impact’

The department is now inviting applications for a quintet of vacant positions for developers to

Minister: ‘We will impose some form of age or functionality social media restrictions for children’

As new laws continue to progress through parliament, government has indicated that, whatever the precise

Cabinet Office adds £60m to core digital delivery deal

Department increases by 50% the worth of a deal with a major tech provider, with

Whitehall chips in as digital inclusion drive nets thousands of devices 

Efforts of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the

Government spends £60k on podcast promotion for digital ID consultation

As part of a commitment to ensure that the public feedback procedure is able to

HMRC picks Capgemini as lead supplier for £600m contact centre deal

While the global IT services player is the lead contractor, the tax agency will also

DCMS offers £125k for CDIO to helm Microsoft switch

Culture department is looking for a ‘forward-thinking leader who can drive innovation while ensuring robust,

Whitehall jobs watchdog reviews conflict-of-interest rules

Civil Service Commission will assess governance regime concerning the jobs taken on by top officials

DWP retains ID-verification supplier as One Login onboarding continues

Government is spending almost £350m developing its own validation tool but, as integration with State
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Home Office acknowledges ‘risk’ posed by remote English-language tests

Minister tells MPs potential suppliers will need to demonstrate that any proposals to run online

MoD working up enhanced ‘commercial leakage’ analytics capability, perm sec says

Jeremy Pocklington tells MPs that cloud analytics is set to be rolled out more widely

EXCL: DSIT mothballs AI tools and pauses digital procurement strategy in ‘strategic changes’ to delivery plans

Documents indicate that reprioritisation of plans is intended to enable focus on the key issue

UK Biobank data breach dubbed ‘deeply concerning’

Research charity sets out action plan to tighten up access to files on its database

Cyber techniques being used to ‘support the repression of British individuals on our streets’, NCSC head warns

At the annual gathering held by the specialised tech intelligence agency, chief executive Richard Horne

Police body looks for £15m partner to support forces’ plans to test and deploy AI tools

Market-engagement notice flags potential £15m opportunity to assist chiefs with the creation of Police.AI, which

Home Office signs £90m duo of deals for QA and testing

Department signs two contracts with major provider of tech personnel to public bodies, which will

MoD ‘has long recognised risks’ of fitness apps and will issue guidance where necessary

Newspaper reports claim that hundreds of personnel, ranging from troops to senior officers, have unwittingly
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