
UKHO reports rise in costs of digital transformation
Ministry of Defence unit that produces Admiralty nautical charts warns of cyber risks Spending on

Land Registry chooses process automation for simple changes
Decision follows the experience in New Zealand, where 87% of cases are handled automatically and

Harry the HR chatbot: DLUHC innovation team creates time-saving tech
New innovation squad is a cross-discipline team and delivered results in six weeks A newly

Scottish Government renews £75m desktop contract with HP
Supplier had won an equivalent contract in 2019 and was the only bidder for the

Build trust by dropping ‘agile’ jargon, says DfE technologist
Pete Ward, head of department's teaching services, on working with cross-government teams

Home Office recruits 13 senior technology roles
Hiring drive for roles in grades 6 and 7 with salaries up to £80,520, depending

LockBit reaches Ministry of Defence after cyber attack on supplier
The ransomware group has stolen thousands of Ministry of Defence papers and uploaded them to

Northern Ireland police chief resigns following data breach
Court decision on disciplinary action over two officers preceded Simon Byrne’s resignation, with earlier mistaken

Government should discourage use of Chinese surveillance technology, report says
Commons foreign affairs committee warns the UK is over-reliant on Chinese technology designed for authoritarian

DfT to spend £37m on real-time bus data service
Department has announced a new competition to manage open timetable, fare and location data on

Vetting unit to secure digital transformation director
Cabinet Office’s UKSV looks to recruit leader to help redesign the way the unit works

Avoid fragmenting biometrics governance, says outgoing commissioner
Regulating biometric technologies should be wary of cloud-based storage and data breaches

Home Office explores facial recognition technologies for police
Potential suppliers are asked to submit information about technology maturity and applications

Don’t use BCC to email sensitive information, ICO warns
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released updated guidance on email security

Private and proxy data can help locate electric vehicle charging stations
Report encourages the use of new sources of data

Post offices to provide One Login identity checks
In-person document checks will be available at around 1,000 post offices

DWP seeks senior data and analytics officers
Department is recruiting SCS roles to lead on artificial intelligence

Home Office sticks to pledge to clear ‘legacy’ asylum backlog this year – as new cases hit new high
Department has insisted it remains on course to meet the prime minister’s target, while new