We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018

We take a look back at the major developments that shaped the first half of the year

GDS leader discusses the transformation agenda for the months ahead

For all its good intentions, the government's flagship digital services framework remains hamstrung by the wrong strategy and technical challenges, believes Romy Hughes of Brightman

The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership’s chief digital officer talks PublicTechnology through the organisation’s work to drive standardisation and consistency across the NHS and local government

Potential five-year deal with Microsoft will see over 100 systems merged into one platform

With the annual worldwide cost of cybercrime set to double from $3tn in 2015 to $6tn by 2021, BT offers advice on how chief information security officers can better protect their organisations

The Financial Conduct Authority is to launch a four-year framework for technology and services to support a move to cloud computing

Department aims to save £30m a year as it moves to public cloud hosting

London-based IT outfit awarded four-year contract for infrastructure services

Supplier list seen by PublicTechnology shows close to 3,000 firms have gained a place on the new iteration of the government digital services framework. Find out who made the cut

Chris Farthing of Advice Cloud digs beneath the headline numbers to find both good news and cause for concern for government’s SME suppliers

Following the recent annual update from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, the law-enforcement organisation’s IT leader provides on update on the rollout of cloud and other technologies

Borough council’s head of ICT Nadira Hussain talks about getting the best out of existing digital systems, upskilling staff and recruiting to new roles with insourced services. Gill Hitchcock reports

London force to move applications and infrastructure to Microsoft public cloud environment

Flagship co-location deal given extra 48 months as CCS says reliance on services has exceeded expectations

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

Company has run the MoD and Armed Forces Joint Server Farm since 2009

A total of 3,505 firms are on the latest iteration of the framework with the government claiming more than 90% are SMEs

Select committee report calls for algorithms to be added to a ministerial brief, and urges departments to publicly declare where and how they use them

Just as with outsourcing before it, cloud will not fix underlying operational complexity, according to Richard Blanford of Fordway