
‘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

Government puts £19bn value on Technology Services 4 framework
Newly released procurement information reveals that the fourth version of the large transformation and digital

IT and digital to help HMRC hit £700m efficiency savings in FY25
In his last select committee appearance, outgoing boss Sir Jim Harra told MPs about the

Government reveals plan to overhaul digital funding models
Following a review that found the existing singular process for providing investment causes delays and

NHS deploys AI tech that can prevent ‘97% of falls’
The health service has revealed rollout of an automated system that is designed to monitor

DSIT leader Sarah Munby to leave government
The permanent secretary of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, which has latterly take

MoD preps for new £170m IT service desk deal
The defence department has alerted the market that a major tech agreement will expire in

HMRC and Companies House to close joint business filing service
An online tool enabling firms to simultaneously file annual accounts and tax returns will stop

GDS seeks leader to spearhead new government data strategy
The digital unit is recruiting for a post at deputy director level with a remit

Digital sourcing plan will make it ‘clear to departments when to build things and when to buy’
Senior officials have revealed that a new unit dedicated to best practice in tech procurement

DBT signs £200k deal to ‘review cyber practices and identify vulnerabilities’ of UK chemical infrastructure
The trade department has awarded a contract for a supplier to investigate the cyber posture

ICO to investigate TikTok over use of children’s data
Regulator announces that it will probe the popular video site’s mechanisms for recommending content, while

AWS and Microsoft refute CMA competition concerns – but smaller players endorse watchdog’s findings
The UK’s competition and consumer protection watchdog has recommended assigning special designation to the duo

HM Land Registry automation to spot application errors
Government department responsible for operating the national register of tens of millions of property titles

New Whitehall top dog Wormald encourages government to ‘start with the problem’
Giving evidence to a committee of MPs for the first time since taking on the

EXCL: HMRC undertakes £250k project for ideas to reduce ‘avoidable contact’ from pensioners
Consultancy asked to develop proposals to encourage use of digital tools, but department pledges that