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Home Office reveals progress on police ‘national facial-matching service’

As part of a major biometrics tech programme, the department is working on the delivery

‘A gap that DSIT should urgently address’ – report calls for AI incident hotline

Think tank the Centre for Long Term Resilience has called for government to establish a

Bolton seeks head of technology to spearhead cloud shift

The north west town is recruiting a senior manager to take on a key role

Government extends use of digital simulation for ‘information incident’ crisis training

The Government Communication Service has worked with a tech supplier since 2023 and has delivered

Think tank cites need for capital investment in public sector’s ageing IT

A new report from the Institute for Government and auditor Grant Thornton has called for

MoD extends and adds £230m to Navy ‘combat management systems’ deal

Agreement with defence contractor BAE, first signed in 2022 and lasting up to a decade,

Nominet takes over management of gov.uk domain registry

The public benefit company that has managed the .uk top level domain for almost 30

Government seeks leader to spearhead ‘digital and data workforce transformation’

A senior role in the Cabinet Office’s Central Digital and Data Office comes with responsibility

ICO reviews approach to public sector

After announcing two years ago that it would trial a model focused on raising standards
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MoJ retains CGI for IT service desk in £40m deal

The contract will see the IT company provide initial triage and assistance for civil servants

HMRC explores data options for worldwide company intelligence

Tax department launches request for information process seeking input from suppliers that could potential provide

NHS provider confirms publication of ‘patient-identifiable data’ following cyberattack

Synnovis reveals that, while it has not yet found evidence of leaked information from primary 

Expert body calls for stats training for ministers

The Royal Statistical Society calls for additional education and claims that pandemic highlighted instances where

Home Office to seek £250m data and analytics partner

Department’s data unit has various major deals in place, which it plans to replace with

West Oxfordshire District Council maintains reduced helpline hours after ‘clear shift to online services’

Local authority, which serves population of 115,000 residents, conducted a trial in which more staff

Connectivity improvements among scarce levelling-up ‘bright spots’, report finds

A new assessment from think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that, in

Defra extends £2m deal for homeworker broadband

The department has expanded by 18 months and £630k an incumbent arrangement with BT through
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