Huawei denies spying on Dutch PM
Leaked report suggests Chinese tech firm had access to calls made by large swathes of the population of the Netherlands
Hancock a shareholder in family document digitisation firm that won NHS deals
DHSC says health secretary ‘acted entirely properly’
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Cheshire signs long-term Microsoft cloud partner in £35m deal
Local authorities ink six-year contract
BT wins £18m deal to provide Buckinghamshire public sector network
Telco appointed to five-year contract
The biggest stories of 2020 – part two
PublicTechnology completes our round-up of the most read and significant stories of 2020
IPA head on working to ensure major-project success during a challenging year
Nick Smallwood discusses the key areas of focus needed for government to deliver transformation schemes
The biggest stories of 2020 – part one
PublicTechnology rounds up the most-read and significant stories we covered this year
The four (non-coronavirus) public sector tech trends that will define 2021
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the big issues that might shape the year ahead. Apart from that one.
Cabinet Office to blacklist underperforming outsourcers under new procurement rules
Department announces plan to punish firms that fail to deliver on contractual criteria
Scottish Government signs £400m BT deal to boost islands’ broadband
Scottish Government signs £400m BT deal to boost islands’ broadband
NAO finds Test and Trace outsourcing saw ‘substantial resources spent on staff providing minimal services’
Call-handlers were unoccupied half the time, auditors’ report found
Home Office renegotiates £100m AWS deal
Department re-signs contract under terms of new MoU
Plans for Crown Consultancy unit ‘watered down’, report claims
Unit will reportedly advise on use of external firms rather than replace them
Home Office supplier spending on immigration casework tool nears £30m
Accenture wins two more contracts totalling £5m-plus
DHSC signs £2m six-month deal to improve ability to ‘respond to recover from a cyberattack’
Health department awards security design and architecture contract through G-Cloud framework
Analysis: how has coronavirus impacted local government IT spending?
PublicTechnology analysis of government data shows that the volume and value of IT and digital services contracts in the local government sector has been hit this year
CCS launches £750m commodity public cloud framework
Deal will allow public sector organisations to buy direct from vendors
Brexit-prepping council looks to stock up on IT basics
Worcestershire issues £20,000 tender in bid to head off potential impact
MoJ seeks £2m polygraph partner ahead of major trial of lie detectors for offenders
Minister floats potential six-year deal as use of lie-detectors set to be greatly expanded
DWP inks £2m Capgemini partnership to deliver ‘unconstrained innovation’
Department signs contract that looks to improve use of emerging technology
AI scientists receive £20m research funding
Fifteen people have been named Turing fellows
DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices
HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
Document also outlines projection of extra £700m revenue from digital taxation regime