
DWP extends £10m digital deal to support Find a Job service
The Department for Work and Pensions has worked with specialist firm Adzuna to deliver government’s

MoJ seeks leader to help ‘maximise impact’ of government digital pay scale
The ministry was an ‘early adopter’ of the government’s digital pay framework and, in the

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

North Northamptonshire creates £150k strategy and change role to ‘create solutions across the system – not just the council’
Local authority that serves a population of 360,000 and spends an annual total of about

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

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