
EXCL: Cabinet Office revises plan to move off Google but insists ‘clear strategic direction’ for migration remains
After ‘red’ rating, department has been required to provide new delivery and funding plan for

Government probes ‘national security risks’ of data brokers
Whitehall’s tech department is seeking feedback from market experts to help understand security implications and

Digitisation creates danger of ‘deepening inequalities’ for minority ethnic communities, report warns
Academic researchers have published a study which issues a warning that, unless there is a

NHS progresses plan for new ‘patient-centred’ national database of millions of clinical outcomes
New commercial notice alerts potential tech suppliers of intent to implement a contract to support

Brits urged to expect new EU digital border system in October 2025
Entry/Exit System will require UK nationals travelling Schengen area countries to complete a registration process

Dudley offers £130k for transformation leader
Local authority in the West Midlands is advertising a senior leadership posting which brings with

‘There will always be a gap’ in government cyber, Whitehall chief says
Senior leaders give a frank assessment of how and why government ‘should be extremely worried’

Horizon: Post Office to spend £75m on one-year extension to 2026
Further details have been released concerning an engagement for Fujitsu to continue to support the

Public servants’ concerns could ‘hinder adoption and use’ of AI
A study from the Ada Lovelace Institute flags up a range of issues that threaten

HMRC readies online PAYE portal for ’34 million taxpayers’ to access tax data
The department will next month launch a digital service enabling citizens to check their tax

Starmer to ‘send teams into every department to make the state more innovative’
In a major speech, which included the abolition of NHS England, the prime minister once

‘Data is the lifeblood of Scottish public services’
Minister tells event hosted by Holyrood that public sector entities should make data and analysis

Legacy IT reviews have found almost 80 government systems at ‘critical’ risk level
Senior digital leaders have revealed that a mechanism introduced in 2023 to consider the dangers

DWP Pension Credit helpline to deploy voice recognition
Minister claims that investment in automation tech will mean that citizens making calls to support

Government ‘committed to improving data-sharing’ – but knocks back PACAC recommendations
After select committee MPs recommended a range of measures shortly before the election, the new

‘Limited choice’ gives government less leverage in cloud market, commercial chief says
Whitehall leaders have refuted suggestions from the Public Accounts Committee that departments have an ‘unhealthy

HMRC plans security upgrades to ‘safeguard against sophisticated cyberthreats’
Government’s tax agency has kicked off an engagement process seeking to hear from potential partners

Councils and local gov figures consider Twitter future
In response to concerns over the spread of harmful content, a small but growing band