ICO examines use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog says it will be asking questions of departments following ‘information that has now come to light’
Major ‘productivity review’ to look for public sector tech opportunities
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt launches scrutiny exercise
Report warns on £1.5bn extra customer costs for Making Tax Digital and millions of records on HMRC legacy systems
National Audit Office says that tax agency needs to prepare a new business case or risk further...
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One Login: Government will ‘review options’ for alternative means of proving identity, minister says
Alex Burghart reiterates commitment to offer options beyond passports and driving licences – potentially including the likes of disabled bus passes
Prescriptions issued via NHS app hit 500,000 a week
Use of technology to order medication has risen sixfold since the beginning of FY22
HMRC proposes expansion of powers for collecting data and accessing third-party IT systems
Consultation opened over potential legislative changes that would enable tax agency to access cloud storage facilities
‘Very beneficial – or very dangerous’: MPs warn of urgent need for AI regulation
Conservative and Labour MPs call for more focus from the top of government
Government begins £75m 4G upgrade across rural Scotland
First on 120 new masts being rolled out to connect ‘not spots’ has been installed in Lockerbie
CCS defends Digital Marketplace closure and pledges to ‘reinstate transparency’
Suppliers and former officials have lamented the decision but procurement agency claims outgoing platform could no longer ‘accommodate growing demands’
Government full FoI responses fall below 40% for first time
Treasury, Defra, Foreign Office, DLUHC and Cabinet Office each provided all requested information to no more than a quarter of inquiries
IT issues with Home Office casework system have halved in recent months, immigration minister claims
Department has seen impact of ‘IT stabilisation’ according to Robert Jenrick
HMRC launches £140m procurement to support comms digitisation
Five-year contract will cover all incoming and outgoing messages and ambition to operate in ‘similar ways to leading private sector companies’
Government should publish user research for the public good
Departments now possess vast volumes of data on citizens' experiences of digital services and should make this information publicly available, according to Joe Tomlinson from the University of York
Capita admits possible compromise of customer data during cyberattack
Attackers had unauthorised access for nine days, outsourcing firm announces
Government creates Smart Data Council to target citizens’ monthly bills
Numerous departments and industry groups to take part in initiative aiming to eliminate £1,000-a-year ‘loyalty penalty’
Home Office signs £8.5m deal to expand use of immigration casework prioritisation tool
Technology is also set to be used to prioritise workloads in other areas of departmental operations
Government can boost confidence in services by doing better on FoI
The UK’s data watchdog has created a range of resources to help public-sector organisations comply with their transparency obligations, according to the ICO’s Deborah Clark
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must 'be prepared to defend your choices'
Home Office slammed for ‘extremely poor’ efforts to tackle online fraud
MPs criticise national cybercrime reporting service and other government initiatives
Government to crunch the numbers on 6,000 major projects as part of work to ‘ensure realistic cost projections’ in future
New Data Benchmarking Service gets off the ground with information injection
Service-complaints body urged to press on with ‘long-awaited’ reform
MPs warn dangers of ombudsman’s current approach, as body cites improvements of three-year tech and data strategy
Government urged to act as annual fraud losses quadruple in four years to more than £10bn
Newly created specialist body should work to help departments improve data analytics
TikTok hit with £12.7m fine for unlawful use of children’s data
ICO investigation finds that video platform failed to prevent more than one million underage users signing up
Capita working on restoring client services after cyberattack
One of government’s biggest IT suppliers claims that there is 'no evidence' of data breach