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DWP faces ‘significant increase’ in fraud and error, watchdog warns
NAO report reveals that, following heavy coronavirus-related recruitment, departmental staffing levels may return to 2013 levels
MoJ awards £5.6m cloud migration contract to London firm
Ministry picks Automation Logic for deal related to ‘modernisation platform’
Health data watchdog finds public acceptance of increased information-sharing during coronavirus – but not beyond
National Data Guardian report finds that as many as a third of population lack trust in government use of data
Government to track smartphone location data to study impact of lockdowns
Cabinet Office awards £300k short-term deal to tech specialist
Hackney Council hit by ‘serious cyberattack’
London borough warns that services may be impacted
‘I’ve wasted my life on science’ – government online careers quiz causes derision
Tool launched following chancellor’s speech in which he warned that people may need to retrain
DfE broke data-protection law, ICO investigation finds
Watchdog makes 139 recommendations after identifying numerous lapses
Police to offer citizens ability to provide live stream of incidents
Three forces seek service that would allow officers to access a live feed from a device owned by a member of the public
Farmers offered tech grants
Government makes £25m available for investment in technology
Lost data on 16,000 coronavirus cases pinned on Excel
The limitations of the popular Microsoft software likely caused the delays in processing data
Amazon hosting deal with GDS doubles to £6.6m a year as minister fends off questions over UK chief’s advisory role
New contract came into effect on 1 July, as minister claims government has ‘robust measures’ to mitigate against possible conflicts of interest
EU data transfers: UK legislates ‘transitional’ measures for post-transition period
Minister claims both general and law-enforcement data will be able to flow regardless of outcome of adequacy decision
Post Office and Fujitsu to ‘fully cooperate’ with government probe of Horizon IT scandal
Government claims it has met demands for full judge-led inquiry but critics remain unconvinced
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Government appoints task force to help mitigate impact of Huawei ban via ‘diversification’ of telecoms market
A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
Contact-tracing app launches today
Major networks announce that use of program will not be taken from data allowances
GOV.UK to trial personalised accounts
Citizens will be offered the chance to create an online login
Companies House to clamp down on identity fraud with verification tools and better data
Register of companies announces reforms
Shadow minister claims government ‘addicted’ to outsourcing
Rachel Reeves criticises amount of public money spent with private firms
New GDS minister unveils vision for single sign-on
Julia Lopez wants to improve system for citizens to identify themselves
London NHS bodies team up to plan £2m digital mental-health platform for young people
Ten CCGs and trusts look to improve access to remote services