Home Office paid Motorola £45m for early end to Emergency Services Network contract
NAO report finds that ultimate costs, delivery date and likelihood of success of £12bn-plus programme
Army seeks tech training proposals for recreating combat
Military research unit announces £2.8m competition for ‘disruptive ideas and concepts’ The Army has announced
Phone-bots and social-media alerts – Cabinet Office unveils £1bn plan for tech-powered efficiency savings
Specialist unit for assessing spending decisions awards £500k to support central department in use of
Defra expands AWS engagement with £20m-plus deal
Environment department replaces incumbent contract a year before expiry The Department for Environment, Food and
‘This will define the future of warfare’ – parliamentary committee probes AI weapons
Peers to examine possible uses of autonomous weapons, as well as their legal and ethical
Government aims to boost fraud skills of thousands of officials
New strategy puts forward plan to upskill experts across Whitehall Credit: 200 Degrees/Pixabay The government has
MPs renew calls for blanket ban of TikTok on government devices
Critics including former party leader and incumbent committee chair Credit: Antonbe/Pixabay Senior parliamentarians have renewed calls
Pay not the biggest problem in recruiting digital staff, say experts
Senior managers in recruitment and digital profession point to other issues including job descriptions and
Ex-Whitehall big hitters back commission aimed at reforming government’s centre
Former civil service chiefs and ministers are among those takin part in year-long think tank
Home Office immigration investigation team seeks squad of digital forensics experts
Department says that ‘profile of criminality is changing rapidly’ Credit: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay A Home Office team
‘Intense scrutiny’ – Croydon’s tech chief on making the case for digital in tough times
Opama Khan tells delegates that focus must be on outcomes and benefits, rather than the
We need to work on what’s under the lid, says CDDO boss
Departments need to look at technology underpinning front-end services, Megan Lee Devlin tells PublicTechnology Live Credit: Diana
Government plans national platform for sharing of social-care data
DHSC shortly to begin work on system due to launch in 2024 Credit: Piqsels The government
Teachers express concern over schools’ readiness for ChatGPT
Study from BCS finds that the majority of computing educators believe that chatbots will create
Government Counter Disinformation Unit ‘does not monitor individuals’, minister pledges
Paul Scully responds to ongoing questions following revelations that Army brigade was deployed to assess
DWP plans to enable UC claims by prisoners nearing release
Department reveals tests are taking place in 15 institutions Credit: Crown Copyright/Open Govermment Licence v3.0 The
Asylum backlog tops 160,000 as Home Office streamlines process for five countries
Digital transformation often cited by ministers appears to have had little impact Credit: Crown Copyright/Open Govermment
Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’
Hundreds of anti-fraud officials have been moved to Manchester as government talks up technological potential