
Minister tight-lipped on number of government cyberattacks and malware infections
Cabinet Office minister of state Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe declines to answer parliamentary requests for data

SNP creates online rebuttal unit to take aim at Scottish independence ‘disinformation’
Newly established team appears to be similar in operation to previous UK government initiatives intended

GDS reopening bidding for £80m Notify engagements and seeks network resilience for 1.5bn annual message requirement
Cabinet Office digital unit publishes early engagement notice outlining intent to appoint two providers, with

Government unveils £5m ‘Museums in the Metaverse’ project
Technology initiative led the University of Glasgow aims to allow visitors to access a greater

DWP-led £2.5bn shared services scheme taps consultants to ‘reduce bias and support realistic business case’
Synergy programme, which features Home Office, Defra and MoJ, signs deal with firm specialised in

‘Our work on Carillion was very bad’ – KPMG contrite after being hit with £21m fine
Major government supplier will also provide £5m in costs, following landmark decision from watchdog the

Scottish schools project aims to create world-leading IoT network
A programme led by the University of Edinburgh is deploying environment sensor technology at schools

HS2 engages with key tech contractors after project downsizing
The public body responsible for delivering the UK’s high speed rail infrastructure is assessing the

Government picks Edinburgh to house UK’s top supercomputer
Ministers have announced plans to establish the UK’s first exascale computing platform – which is

HMRC launches £1m tech project to explore splitting out VAT in real time
Department reveals details of proof of concept exercise through which it will investigate viability of

Shadow chancellor Reeves pledges Labour would cut government consultancy spending in half
In her party conference speech, Rachel Reeves promised that, if elected, Labour would put in

Treasury signs £1m helpdesk deal for public finances IT system
The OSCAR II platform – through which public bodies provide information on budgets, spending and

DWP to create anti-fraud hub in Swindon
The department has announced that a new base in the Wiltshire town will house 600

Minister: ‘Cybercriminals are often in uncooperative jurisdictions – making international collaboration essential’
A Home Office minister has stressed the government’s intention is that ‘the UK continues to

Government removes generalist track from graduate leaders programme
The civil service’s Fast Stream initiative for recruiting future senior officials – for which digital,

Microsoft and Cabinet Office issue government-wide security guidelines for M365
Software vendor has worked with officials from Central Digital and Data Office and Government Security

‘Like being led to the right book on the shelf’ – academics work on device to deliver dementia breakthrough
A study conducted by UK universities has unlocked insights into how brain neurons create memories

CCS hoping to renew Amazon Web Services public sector discount agreement
Three-year memorandum of understanding – which has supported hundreds of millions of pounds of spending