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NHS patients in Dumfries and Galloway urged to look out for cyber extortion after data breach

The health board representing the south western region of Scotland was last month hit by

Network Rail to deploy AI-powered ‘crowd monitoring’ at Waterloo station

Automated security technology has been trialled at various transport hubs in recent years, having been

DWP picks £40m reseller partner as single route to ‘low-value software purchases’

Department for Work and Pensions becomes the latest government agency to award an aggregated deal

National Archives appoints new chief to lead organisation into ‘digital age’

UK’s public archiving organisation has announced its Cambridge University alumnus and former BBC TV producer

MoD plots £200m IT engagement to provide ‘significant advantages in modern warfighting’

The ministry is looking to engage with suppliers ahead of launching a potential procurement exercise

GP surgeries have six months to offer online registration

GPs across England have until October to ensure they have adopted a national NHS service

Cabinet Office evaluates efficacy of graduate scheme

Department has signed a contract with external advisors after recently being awarded funding to run

Spending watchdog sounds warning on government’s ‘severe shortages’ of digital skills and ‘unsustainable’ legacy IT

The annual report from the Public Accounts Committee chair cites the lack of technical expertise

Post Office seeks four tech suppliers for new £75m Horizon-replacement framework

The organisation is seeking bids for a new dedicated buying arrangement to enable it to

ONS staff back strike action over office-working demand

After a ballot of 600 civil servants, workers at the Office for National Statistics have

Defra offers £75k for ‘unique’ role leading cross-government sustainable IT plans

Environment department is advertising a senior position to help drive the sustainability of its IT

MPs take HMRC to task on ‘governance and accountability’ of Making Tax Digital

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has written to the tax agency’s leadership and taken issue with

Parliament pushes DWP for info on impact of AI on benefit claims

The head of the Public Accounts Committee pushes back on the department’s claim that fraudsters

CDDO seeks engineering chief to ‘lead thinking of technologists across government’

Central Digital and Data Office is recruiting a senior manager to join its leadership team

Universities unveil tech designed to discover ‘first Earth-like planet’

The astrocomb laser system developed by researchers from Heriot-Watt and Cambridge Universities has been compared

Scotland to introduce mandatory national register of public sector AI

The Scottish AI Register is currently populated on a voluntary basis, but ministers have announced

Leicester City Council reveals 25 ‘confidential documents’ released by ransomware gang

Local authority acknowledges breach of citizens’ sensitive data and indicates that it was targeted by

Ex-spy chief cleared for roles at trio of tech firms

Former head of GCHQ Sir Jeremy Fleming has been given a green light by government’s
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