
HMRC reports 70% progress in moving 500-plus critical national infrastructure services to cloud
The tax department’s annual report for FY24 shines a light on work that has taken

New government mulls homeworking stance
The government is yet to make a call on whether or not to retain guidance

County council to create Essex Digital Service
Local authority for one of England’s largest counties will establish new entity by merging transformation

Supercomputer among projects hit by £1.3bn tech funding cut
The government has ditched the previous administration’s plans to invest more than a billion pounds

EXCL: Cabinet Office looks to ‘address cross-government capability gap’ with deal for Microsoft intel on nation-state threats
Central department awards £900k contract lasting nine months and enabling officials to tap into open

DfE signs new £77.5m Microsoft cloud deal
The Department for Education has retained incumbent supplier Bytes to continue delivering Azure hosting and

HMRC records 60% rise in serious personal data incidents in FY24
The tax department’s annual report reveals that a total of 29 breaches, affecting more than

National Crime Agency gathers data from seven banks to tackle organised crime
Finance institutions are providing information that the NCA claims can help address current challenges caused

Transport for London explores use of tech and data to ‘drive changes in fare evader behaviour’
The capital’s transport authority, which runs the tube, Elizabeth Line, buses, trams and much more,

ICO plans £6m fine for NHS software provider Advanced over 2022 cyberattack
The UK’s data protection regulator has announced that its investigation into tech firm ‘provisionally found

Government adds £150m to training deals
The Cabinet Office has extended a pair of commercial engagements with consultancy firms KPMG and

DWP body recruits technology and data leaders
The Money and Pensions Service is recruiting for both a chief technology officer and a

Home Office seeks tech suppliers for £300m-plus deal to monitor nuclear device threat
The department has published a formal contract notice opening bids from potential providers to support

Scotland claims ‘world-first’ digital evidence system for policing
Forces’ trials of the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability began last year and the new functionality

HMRC: ‘We recognise service levels have caused real difficulties for customers and agents’
The tax agency posted marked growth in the use of online and app services during

MoJ appoints minister to oversee AI and digital reform
Heidi Alexander will have a brief covering ongoing reform of the courts system while, at

Cabinet Office signs £7m contract for government digital skills platform
Government’s central department has awarded a deal to educational services specialist Pearson, which will provide

Home Office signs BT to new £2bn ESN deal as 2029 target set for ‘full transition’
EE was first awarded the contract to deliver ESN mobile services back in 2015. An