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
Report finds Home Office ‘has still not got a grip’ on Emergency Services Network
Public Accounts Committee releases damning verdict on troubled scheme, which government...
Coventry NHS trust plans £1m investment in digital mental health
Organisation seeks to award five-year contract
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IBM picked as NHS cybersecurity partner in three-year £30m deal
Vendor chosen by NHS Digital for contract including malware analysis and pilots of emerging technologies
HMRC and Home Office among PAC chair's ‘departments of concern’ over IT project difficulties
Meg Hillier says in annual report that some suppliers are becoming ‘secretive sub-departments of government’
HMRC customs platform ready for no-deal Brexit, NAO report finds
Department has made significant progress on replacement for outgoing CHIEF system, auditors conclude
CCS splits Crown Marketplace development into individual digital portals for each sector
Procurement body cancels tender for development of existing broad test platform but reaffirms commitment to ‘original vision’ for Amazon-style online tool
‘Social value’ of bidders to be considered in award of government contracts, says Cabinet Office minister
David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector
Scottish Government offers £2m of interest-free loans to help boost firms’ digital skills
Businesses given chance to make upfront tech investments with help of new fund
Boston to allow autonomous vehicle tests across city
Local company authorised to conduct trials on all roads throughout the largest city in Massachusetts
GDS Service Manual adds guidance to help departments ‘make the case for building the right thing’
New section on measuring benefits on agile projects added to document that helps government create services that comply with GDS standards
Liam Maxwell: ‘Transformation is nothing to do with tech – it is about a change of business model’
Government's national technology adviser discusses why getting digital reforms through the machinery of government may require some help from Jason Bourne
Cambridge NHS trust signs £100m IT deal
Belfast-based IT company Novosco picked for seven-year engagement
CCS starts building first Crown Marketplace portals
Supply-teaching and facilities-management frameworks will be among first to be hosted on new web store, as procurement agency also looks to refresh underlying e-sourcing technology
Loughborough University seeks £1m supercomputer
Institution issues prior information notice announcing imminent replacement of existing Hydra platform
Government seeks tech firm to trace every packet of cigarettes sold in the UK
HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade
MPs label Home Office DBS digitisation programme ‘a masterclass in incompetence’
Failure of project to improve safeguarding checks also casts doubt on department’s capacity to successfully deliver the Emergency Services Network, report finds
Scottish SMEs swipe three in five public sector contracts
Last year thousands of IT deals were awarded to small local players, newly published figures indicate
CPS awards £5m PC-support deal to Wipro
Disaggregation work continues but CGI’s dominance is disrupted only by a fellow outsourcing giant
How digital therapy is helping NHS patients in Lincolnshire
The head of Lincolnshire's steps2change service tells PublicTechnology about its use of online CBT and how the digital therapy landscape might evolve
Home Office rolls on with £14m project to replace police number-plate database
New hub for ANPR data to be used by police forces across the country
Police chiefs look to address ‘inconsistent’ use of social media with nationwide strategy
National body looks to draw up an ‘evidence-based strategy’ for forces’ use of social platforms
‘The government was correct not to bail out Carillion’, MPs conclude
Parliamentary select committees publish report revealing that fallen outsourcer sent a £160m ‘ransom note’ to the government days before its collapse
Interview: Police ICT CEO on his drive for savings and standards
Recently appointed boss Ian Bell discusses his mission to ‘repair trust’ in the company while helping forces get the most out of technology