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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MoD seeks £4.5m partner for ‘battlefield information system’
Three-year contract up for grabs
DfE buys 500 extra Surface devices at £900 each
Department awards £444,000 contract to Computacenter
Government to tighten outsourcing processes
A newly published Cabinet Office document outlines measures to bring greater rigour to procurement and contract management
G-Cloud 11 details expected next week ahead of planned April bidding launch
The next iteration of the government’s flagship cloud services framework is almost ready to be unveiled, PublicTechnology understands
Transport for London seeks £1m agile delivery partner
Capital’s transport authority seeks support in delivering two-year programme of work
Government to finally roll out GPS tagging system
Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months
Capita CEO flags tech improvements to boost troubled Army recruitment project
Boss writes to select committee to outline measures taken to improve performance
Five south west police forces to team up for £50m records platform
Bids open for single-supplier framework
HMRC pauses blockchain border work until after Brexit
Minister reveals that work is ‘deferred’ until after the UK leaves the EU
Fujitsu proposes tech solution for ‘free-flowing’ Irish border
IT company reveals it is ‘looking to validate as a viable solution’ a proposal based on GPS and geofencing
Government spends £7m on Brexit IT consultancy
Departments award a range of deals to services and outsourcing firms
DBS stops sending electronic copies of sensitive documents after ‘issues’ with redaction software
Organisation indicates that faults were quickly detected and ‘there is no evidence of any security compromise'
ICO calls for outsourcers to adhere to FOI rules
External providers of public services should be asked to comply with freedom of information laws, believes Elizabeth Denham
Central London boroughs to set joint IT strategy
Local authorities seek to work with supplier to lay out roadmap
HM Land Registry seeks £8m digital services partner
Department seeks supplier to help digitise services
EE swipes £21m mobile deal with Police Scotland
Mobile operator will work with Motorola, Samsung, and BlackBerry to deliver tech
Is government ready to abandon GSi?
As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off
How to deliver transformative NHS improvements at speed
Jonathan Lofthouse of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gives his eight-point action plan for implementing technology – and reaping its benefits – as quickly as possible
Government looks to technology and innovation as it prepares to retender National Lottery
Market consultation exercise gets underway as regulator looks to widen engagement with tech firms
AWS environment is ‘best fit’ for Crown Marketplace, minister claims
Oliver Dowden adds that award of hosting deal to Amazon represents only 5% of total amount being spent on new procurement platform