Trump’s Cyber Security Executive Order Is A Good First Step
Executive Order includes efforts to modernise IT systems and protect critical infrastructure
View ArticleEdinburgh University System Error Sends Out ‘Failed Degree’ Emails
The panic causing glitch indicates that human oversight of tech is still needed
View ArticleTech Quiz: Government & Public Sector IT
What do you know about the government's relationship with technology, the failures and great innovations?
View ArticlePoll: Why Use New Technologies In The Public Sector?
Tech was absent from the 2017 General Election but how can it benefit the public sector?
View ArticleCanterbury Council To Move 85 Percent Of Services Online By 2019
Two-year, £200,000 contract with Jadu intended to create 'Amazon-like' user experience for Canterbury's 160,000 residents
View ArticleUK Government Tech Market ‘To Be Worth £20bn By 2025’
The UK is in a position to lead the world's public sector IT market due to government reforms and broad public acceptance of digital, argues a new study
View ArticleGovernment Delays Controversial Digital Tax Plans
The Making Tax Digital system will be voluntary for smaller organisations, while larger groups will only have to use it for VAT filings until at least 2020
View ArticleDefCon: Hackers Find Voting Machine Security Flaws
Five voting machines, most of which are currently in use in the US, were found to be easily hackable at the first event of its kind
View ArticleJisc ‘Govroam’ Aims To Simplify Public Sector Wi-Fi Connectivity
The service, which has formally launched after months of testing, automatically signs users into compatible Wi-Fi networks
View ArticleThree-Quarters Of Local Government Departments ‘Hit By Malware’
Half of local government bodies said they've been affected by ransomware in the past year, with 76 percent hit by cyber attacks
View ArticleDrop In Council Workers Suspended For Viewing Porn
A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found 11 council staff were suspended last year for pornography-related infractions
View Article‘Sluggish’ Governments Are Overwhelmed By Pace Of IT Change
Governments are failing to keep up with the pace of technical innovation, finds Gartner
View ArticleMinistry Of Defence To Spend £40m On Cyber Security Centre
The new centre is to defend the UK's military networks and systems and coordinate cyber-defence operations
View ArticleEU Approves Public Sector Digital Accessibility Rules
Public-sector websites and apps must be made accessible to those with disabilities under an EU directive agreed on Tuesday night
View ArticleNHS Helpline System To Launch Four Years Late
The new computer system has been delayed yet again to give the NHS time to train staff
View ArticleUniversal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022
Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable
View ArticleNorth London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO
Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three North London boroughs
View ArticleGovernment Identity Assurance Head Latest To Step Down
Janet Hughes' departure from the Government Digital Service is part of a wider Whitehall digital shakeup
View ArticleCold War Group to Probe Russian Hacks of U.S. Voter Databases
ANALYSIS: A little-known cold war group is assigned to investigate suspected hacks into Democratic National Committee and state voter registration databases
View ArticleMicrosoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres
The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure
View ArticleNHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation
Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the rest of the NHS
View ArticleNew Cabinet Office Minister Welcomes Smaller IT Suppliers
New 'Supplier Standard' aims for closer collaboration with industry and better access for smaller businesses
View ArticleHarrow Council Integrates Watson AI Into Social Care Pilot
The cognitive technology is to help individuals and carers manage personal health budgets
View ArticleNHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms
The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look for a new networking provider, finds a white paper
View ArticleEmergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns
The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the NAO warns
View ArticleEmbattled GDS To Take On Digital Training Role
The digital service is to take control of the DWP's training programme and establish a 'digital hub' in Aldgate
View ArticleCouncils Sign Up For ‘Laggard’ Gov.UK Verify Trials
GDS is to trial the authentication scheme with 19 councils, as Capgemini says Verify delays are holding back UK e-government
View ArticleEmergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months
The Home Office said it has 'reviewed' the network's ambitious timeline in order to ensure the plan is achievable
View ArticleGovernment Digital Service Faces NAO Review Over ‘Failures’
The spending watchdog is to probe GDS following 'senior management failures' over a Defra project last year
View ArticleMicrosoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution
British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says
View Article‘Test Messages’ Sent To 1.2m Staff Downs NHSmail Email System
A test message mistakenly sent to the entire NHS restricted access to the email system
View ArticleSan Francisco Public Transport Hit By Ransomware Attack
Passengers ride for free after ransomware shuts down Muni staff computers in San Francisco
View ArticleHome Office Grants Another £26m For Police Cloud And Data Transformation
The funding is to support a cloud data-access programme, DNA database, data analytics lab and other schemes
View ArticleLabour Ridiculed For Wanting To Regulate Algorithms
Companies algorithms should be made transparent to government for industrial regulation to be effective, the party argues
View ArticleYorkshire Local Council Systems Hit By Extended Outage
The email, web and phone services of Kirklees Council were knocked offline on Boxing Day and are yet to be fully restored
View ArticleMPs ‘Disappointed’ At Lack Of Government Digital Strategy
The Science and Technology Committee has criticised the continued delays to the government's long-promised digital strategy
View ArticleGovernment Blames Brexit For Digital Strategy Delay
The government said it is working with digital sectors to be able to represent their interests following the EU vote
View ArticleGDS: Public Services Network On The Way Out As G-Cloud 9 Nears
Government cancels PSN's long-term future while announcing schedule for upcoming G-Cloud procurement framework
View ArticleHMRC Takes Over Government Gateway Phase-Out
HMRC said it may extend its own in-house identity verification scheme to other departments once the Government Gateway is terminated
View ArticleGovernment Must Use AI To Cut 250,000 Jobs, Says Reform
Think tank Reform urges the use of artificial intelligence, chat bots and drones to automate everything from public-sector administration to policing
View ArticleMunich May Ditch Linux Desktops For Windows
A proposal set for a vote this week would see council workers shifting to a Windows client with 'industry-standard' applications
View ArticleNAO: Government Digital Service ‘Struggling To Adapt’
After carrying out its initial objectives, the Cabinet Office's GDS has found it difficult to define its place in managing digital change, according to the NAO
View ArticleBrexit ‘Forces’ Government To Automatically Renew Massive IT Contracts
The civil service has reportedly been forced to push the renegotiation of IT contracts down its list of priorities, meaning expensive renewals
View ArticleBarts Health Trust Cancels Operations Due To IT Failure
A 'major' computer failure beginning on 20 April has led to a number of systems being inaccessible to clinical staff
View ArticleTrump Vows To ‘Transform’ US Government IT
The presidential administration has invited dozens of tech executives to advise the American Technology Council at a June meeting
View ArticleLondon To Get ‘Office Of Technology And Innovation’
The centralised body is intended to coordinate digital programmes across the city and promote a culture of technology preparedness
View ArticleUKCloud Targets Health Sector With New Division
The public-sector cloud provider says shifting NHS trusts, private health companies and research institutions to the cloud can boost 'appropriate' collaboration
View ArticleCommon Technology Services Head Iain Patterson Quits GDS
Patterson, who worked to help government bodies exit onerous IT contracts, is the latest to leave the Government Digital Service
View ArticlePublic Sector Leaders Admit Personal Toll From Pandemic
Pure Storage study finds only 6 percent of public sector leaders admit they were extremely prepared for the Coronavirus pandemic
View ArticleEU Watchdog Begins Joint Investigation Into Public Sector Cloud Use
European Data Protection Board announces co-ordinated investigation over the use of cloud-based services by public sector organisations
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