ICO appoints first-ever technology director
Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and innovation
MoD to help ex-service personnel into cyber careers
Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets
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Police chief admits possibility of working with online vigilantes but says tech firms must do more on child-protection
Data shows evidence gathered by self-styled paedophile hunters is becoming increasingly prevalent in criminal cases as senior officer admits 'I am not winning that moral argument'
Cabinet ministers head to Nordics and Asia to promote UK tech credentials
Karen Bradley and Matt Hancock dispatched on tech-centric trade missions
Introducing the Harris T7 – the MoD’s new £1m bomb-disposal robot
Ministry announces major deal to acquire 56 specialised machines
Most hospitals still reliant on hundreds of pagers
Report finds 93% of increasingly outdated devices still active in the UK are owned by hospitals
HMRC, Home Office, and DWP to share data in ‘fully digital’ post-Brexit immigration system
Leaked Home Office paper unveils plans to take immigration status check service entirely online
Council investigates after Telford public information sign shows pornographic images
Apparent breach changes advertising content to explicit website
National cybercrime pilot among police innovation projects to receive slice of £80m government funding
Other schemes include £11.5m for ‘video-enabled justice’ and creation of online hub to combat hate crime in the capital
New investigatory powers commissioner to oversee all forms of government surveillance
Methods including intercepting phone calls and bulk data collection to fall under the expanded remit of IPCO
Has the NHS sacrificed cybersecurity for convenience?
Matt Lock of Varonis argues that an increase in connectivity has left health-service IT vulnerable
“Unacceptable & inexcusable”: council hit with £70k fine for leaving vulnerable people's info wide open
Watchdog finds that Nottinghamshire County Council failed to keep personal data - including care needs and postcodes - safe
DCMS launches wide-ranging audit of UK's digital specialists
Recently-rebadged digital department asks businesses: where are your digital skills gaps?
£110k up for grabs as Home Office seeks leader in disaggregation drive
Department says new Technology Platforms for Tomorrow chief will have “huge impact across the culture of the Home Office”
HMRC admits thousands hit by technical issues on free childcare website
Chief executive Jon Thompson says government will still deliver free childcare to 200,000 households by end of August
Report calls for major government investment in digital policing
Reform think tank urges Home Office to provide £450m spending grant and create academy to train thousands of cyber specialists
ICO fines Islington Council £70,000 after website endangers 89,000 people’s data
Parking ticket review service permitted unauthorised access to citizen data, investigation finds
MoD seeks £180k CIO to manage 3,000 staff and £2bn budget
Ministry of Defence looking to appoint technology figurehead
Scottish Parliament repels 'brute-force cyberattack' as MSPs urged to toughen up passwords
Holyrood reports that systems remain operational and no accounts are known to have been breached following assault by 'external forces'
Home Office creates £85k role for new data-protection leader
Department acts quickly to ensure compliance with GDPR requirements
Interview: Lifting the lid on how outsourcing giants offer government a ‘diseconomy of scale’
Littlefish boss Steve Robinson has worked in Whitehall as part of both an SME and a multinational. Here, he shares his insights from both sides of the fence
Troubled government Childcare Service website could face select committee probe
New chair of Treasury Select Committee Nicky Morgan requests performance data
Probe launched into leak of more than 500 junior doctors' personal details
Union BMA commends trust on swift response to leak of trainee GPs' details but calls for thorough investigation