DSIT boss wants tech department to allow ‘people to think big, take risk, and move fast’
Sarah Munby, the permanent secretary of the recently established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology,
Palantir platform ‘will be more secure than anything currently used in NHS’, minister says
Secondary care minister Andrew Stephenson stresses that platform suppliers will be tasked with creating anonymisation
CCS opens recruitment for new CEO
Simon Tse is to retire next year after five years at the helm of government
Hebridean island taps IoT to help monitor tourism
The Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides will install sensors to help monitor an
HMRC floats £500m in software and SI deals for government shared services plan
The tax department is leading the Unity cluster, which also includes DfT and DLUHC, to
Academics work on voice-recognition advances
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study using wireless sensors to analyse
DWP extends £1m deal to support ‘knowledge-based verification’ for One Login users
Contract awarded to Deloitte earlier this year – to enable users to access login system
Scottish MSPs warned over data roaming after health secretary scandal
After one of their colleagues ran up an £11,000 bill, members of the Scottish Parliament
HMRC chief exec: ‘Our online services are our best-kept secret’
CEO claims two-thirds of the 5.5 million callers to ITSA helpline each year could have
Space Agency puts £6.7m into Scottish satellites
Government announces major funding injection for two specialist companies north of the border, in a
Cabinet Office urged to create ‘framework playbook’ amid concerns over lack of guidance
Report from MPs on the Public Accounts Committee warns that a lack of data on
DWP minister says ‘only minimal information will ever be shared’ under powers to monitor millions of bank accounts
Proposed legislative update could potentially enable department to obtain data on millions of citizens’ accounts,
Experts identify ‘massive operational challenges’ with police use of facial recognition
Parliamentary committee hears evidence from a range of sources, with conflicting views put forward on
DSIT to set up second HQ in Salford
Department – one of three to announce a new major site outside London – indicates
Government proposes cloud regulator with power to fine and force shutdown of services
A new statutory regime would enable a government watchdog to monitor the operations of cloud
Government puts £7m into project to ‘detect signals from the very edge of the universe’
Backed by UKRI funding a consortium of seven universities will work on a programme dedicated
MoD fined £350k over data breach that endangered lives of Afghan interpreters
Department is hit with the first fine for a public body since the Information Commissioner’s
GDS seeks leaders for development of Android and iOS apps
Duo of roles, each of which will be based in Bristol and offer an annual