4 Minutes Defence and Security EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on EXCL: Levelling Up department exposes personal data in breach Names and contact details of officials and supplier staff were clearly visible after contract was inadequately redacted ... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Economics and finance Central database aims to give government buyers insight into suppliers’ past performance Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on Central database aims to give government buyers insight into suppliers’ past performance New digital platform will allow public bodies to ‘see how the parts of the jigsaw connect together’, according to CCS boss... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Communities, housing and planning Society and welfare ‘Challenging and expensive’ – report casts doubt on Scotland’s plans for ubiquitous superfast broadband Sam Trendall March 18, 2022 0 Comment on ‘Challenging and expensive’ – report casts doubt on Scotland’s plans for ubiquitous superfast broadband Auditor’s report finds difficulties are likely to persist in the Highlands and Islands... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Home Office renews £200k subscription for out-of-support software for internal forms Sam Trendall March 15, 2022 0 Comment on Home Office renews £200k subscription for out-of-support software for internal forms Department has been ‘made aware of the risks associated’ of continuing to use technology to process sensitive information ... Read More
2 Minutes Communities, housing and planning Economics and finance Cabinet Office signs £4m deal to build unified portal for managing government grants Sam Trendall March 15, 2022 0 Comment on Cabinet Office signs £4m deal to build unified portal for managing government grants Tech consultancy picked to support project to create centralised system... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Defence and Security Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’ Sam Trendall March 14, 2022 0 Comment on Departments retain defence and security firms for ‘cyber incident response’ Commercial documents show Cabinet Office and Home Office have signed deals for firms to provide on-demand support... Read More
5 Minutes Health and social care NHS Test and Trace signs £2.5m deal to support Covid-19 app until end of 2022 Sam Trendall March 10, 2022 0 Comment on NHS Test and Trace signs £2.5m deal to support Covid-19 app until end of 2022 Deal with Danish firm Netcompany covers ongoing development and support of technology, but future role of contact-tracing system remains unclear... Read More
2 Minutes Culture, media and sport Transport HS2 signs £280k software deals for social media and political monitoring Sam Trendall March 4, 2022 0 Comment on HS2 signs £280k software deals for social media and political monitoring Project to deliver new rail infrastructure invests in tools to monitor and manage media coverage... Read More
2 Minutes Culture, media and sport Education and skills British Museum to offer visitors augmented-reality games Sam Trendall March 3, 2022 66 Comments on British Museum to offer visitors augmented-reality games London attraction will provide schools tours with tablets and interactive digital content... Read More
3 Minutes Business and industry Society and welfare Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’ Sam Trendall March 1, 2022 6 Comments on Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’ Deal with software firm provides officials with access to ‘unlimited searches’ ... Read More