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GCHQ seeks tech experts to secretly join boardroom set-up

Intelligence agency opens recruitment for three non-executive directors – but potential candidates are advised to

National Grid unit seeks partner for on-demand cyberattack response ahead of nationalisation

Electricity System Operator unit – which is due to return to public ownership within the

Officers pose as attackers for hire as NCA doubles number of ‘major cyber disruptions’ in FY23

Annual report from the National Crime Agency reveals increase in number of attacks stopped in

All criminal courts now using Common Platform IT system

With all Crown and magistrates’ court now connected, government announces milestone in rollout of troubled

Scottish Government puts £600k into programme to support digital inclusion in mental health and housing

A total of 13 projects – supporting 1,500 citizens – have been awarded funds in

Legacy supplier retained as Covid and Ukraine war has ‘delayed meaningful transformation’ of national vetting system

Cabinet Office awards deal – of unspecified length and value, and without competition – as

‘When the Cabinet Office tries to reform departments, there is quite a bit of eye rolling’, report finds

Study from think tank Reform finds that, although must former leaders believe transformation needs to

Government DDaT function adds 4,000 people in past year

Newly released annual data on Whitehall workforce reveals that the number of people employed in

Home Office plans new national police ‘facial-matching’ service after signing £50m deal for biometrics platform

Department picks IBM for five-year contract to provide underlying matching platform and progresses plan to

NHS Lanarkshire reprimanded after patients’ data shared via WhatsApp

UK’s data protection regulator issues recommendations and formal warning to health service organisation after investigation

Government plans £17m online jobs platform to address departments’ ‘biggest recruitment challenges’

The Cabinet Office is seeking to engage with ‘innovative companies’ interested in fulfilling long-term contract

ICO keeping an eye on new iris-scanning cryptocurrency and digital ID

Worldcoin, led by OpenAI founder, is intended to allow humans to benefit from economic growth

Treasury sets out methods for tracking savings from better use of tech

New guidance published for use by departments provides officials with a framework for calculating the

NHS £2bn digitisation programme delayed by a year with some trusts struggling to meet 2025 deadline

Government’s major projects agency moves programme’s confidence rating from amber to red, indicating delivery on

Digital specialists joining government lack ‘the right jobs to go to’, report finds

Following reforms to support DDaT skills, think tank warns that government requires ‘formal career track

Data offered for sale after ransomware attack on Scottish university

The University of the West of Scotland has acknowledged it has been the victim of

Mixed messaging on flexible working is hampering civil service relocation plans, MPs find

Parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has published a report accusing the Cabinet Office

Courts service signs £30m deal for roving digital ‘squads’ to support reform programme

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has picked a London tech consultancy to assist with the
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