
IT systems for ditched Rwanda asylum scheme cost £134m – report
The cost of new technology platforms has been pegged as one of the biggest costs

Public sector dependence on ageing tech and contractors costing £45bn a year, government claims
A new study published this week will be accompanied by an outline of plans for

Hundreds of candidates for Northen Ireland Civil Service jobs affected by tech problems with pre-recorded interviews
Ministers have admitted that issues with sound and video have resulted in an inability to

Major projects: £26bn ICT category has highest proportion of red risk ratings
One in six initiatives in the core technology infrastructure category have been assessed as being

Government creates risk-mapping tool ahead of ‘largest ever national pandemic response exercise’
The Cabinet Office has unveiled a range of initiatives, including statistical tools, testing of emergency

Government fund brings AI to bakeries and farms
Following the publication of the prime minister’s major national strategy for artificial intelligence, the Department

North-west towns deploy digital autopsies
NHS and local authority organisations in Bolton have implemented a technology system that will serve

HMRC’s One Login switch to move into ‘external private beta’ this spring
GDS is collaborating closely with tax agency as work continues on the crucial challenge of

Union chief backs government AI plan but says tech should ‘not be imposed on workforce’
Mike Clancy, leader of the civil service union Prospect, voices support for the prime minister’s

IBM secures £1.6bn Emergency Services Network deal
New commercial documents rubber stamp previous reports that vendor, working with mobile phone maker Samsung,

South Tyneside offers £95k for digital and IT chief to take transformation to next stage
Local authority covering towns to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking to appoint

Government plans total ban on public sector bodies making ransomware payments
The Home Office has revealed the proposed details of a new national regime, including the

HMRC signs £3m deal to replace in-house data-matching tool for individuals and businesses
Tax agency has awarded a contract covering the next two years and delivering a software

Multimillion-pound online officers ‘target highest harm and most technologically sophisticated’ abusers – safeguarding minister Phillips
Minister claims that, during the 2024-25 year, the Home Office has put almost £30m into

Ex-minister Maude suggests no homeworking at all should be Whitehall ‘baseline’
Tory peer, who was instrumental in the creation of GDS and has been an influential

NHS signs £37m digital support deal for website and app
The health service has appointed BJSS to help deliver upgrades and maintenance for core public

PM ‘throwing full weight of Whitehall’ behind AI with all departments tasked with driving adoption
Commitments made by government in response to AI Action Plan include DSIT offering ‘rapid prototyping

UK equips Ukraine with 30,000 drones
Deployment of airborne systems will be supported by tens of millions of pounds of contracts