Are government's major tech projects on track?
The annual report on the Government Major Projects Portfolio includes assessments of a range of big-ticket IT initiatives. We take a closer look at three experiencing differing fortunes
Rotherham plans town-centre public WiFi
Local authority seeks to engage with potential commercial partners
Report finds outsourced IT typically more efficient – but failures ‘cost taxpayers dearly’
Institute for Government says permanent secretaries should spearhead commercial efforts
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MoJ plans £250k cybersecurity review
Department looks to cultivate ‘modern security stack’
NHS taps Accenture for £40m perimeter security deal
Consulting giant to provide services including firewalls and data-loss prevention
CCS goes live with £5bn Network Services 2 framework despite three missing lots
The last three of the deal's planned 13 sections will be awarded when CCS 'is in a position to do so'
No spending review until next year, chancellor confirms
Technology projects awaiting news of future long-term funding will need to wait until 2020
DfE looks to build streamlined procurement service for schools
Department to spend £400k exploring creation of digital tool
HMRC approved for £112m Microsoft spending
Department was given central government green light for major outlay on licensing, newly published spending data reveals
‘What would we create if we started completely anew?’ – National Archives to revamp online presence
Organisation seeks help to overhaul ‘vast and confusing’ website
Over 300 tech staff return to Birmingham council with Capita JV ‘largely ended’
Authority claims most services have completed process of being brought back in house
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move
Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure
DfE to build £4m digital services suite for T Level students
Department looks to create platform to support work placements and issue results
Leeds seeks £20m partner for full-fibre network
Local authority looks to award seven-year contract with right of use guaranteed for a quarter of a century
Military turns to video games for help with combat strategy
Government awards contract to games developer Slitherine
Universities slam Sopra Steria’s ‘woefully inadequate’ student visa service
Outsourcer provides document checks and processes biometric information
MoJ awards £16m deal for courts service centre telephony
Mancunian comms reseller 4net wins three-year deal
Department for International Trade to review digital barriers
Department seeks team to come in conduct review of technical and cultural obstacles
Three London boroughs plan £1.5m move to Microsoft cloud
Lewisham, Brent and Southwark seek partner to offer construction of environment and subsequent migration
Essex Police to create £500k data-analytics platform
Platform to be used by officers and civilians
DWP sticks with US giant FICO for £5m digital debt platform
US-based credit-score provider retains contract to department’s debt-management system
Major tech suppliers could be shut out of government work under new prompt-payment rules
Nine in 10 deals worth £5m or more are awarded to firms that fail to meet incoming supply-chain regulations, according to Tussell
Government review of Student Loans Company finds ‘overwhelmed and outdated IT’
Organisation’s tech and digital set-up needs improvement, report finds
Government changes risk-management model for major suppliers in light of Carillion collapse
No more RAG ratings as centralised risk registers replaced with individual memoranda of understanding with each company