GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
‘Majority of DSIT staff’ now in new roles with work ongoing to redistribute department’s back-office functions
A large proportion of civil servants from the outgoing agency are now working for their new employers, with formal transfers to follow, while work continues on outliers and centralised units […]
TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY
MoJ signs £100m BT ‘bridging’ deal to maintain prisoners’ telephony
Government intends to replace the current telecoms infrastructure with ‘next generation’ services but, while time is taken to develop and deploy new technology, the incumbent provider will remain in place […]
HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAFETY
Former NCSC chief Cameron named Foreign Office’s first female head
Northern Irish senior official, who brings with her experience of overseeing the national response to the most serious cyber threats, is to become the first woman to lead the FCDO […]
INDIA
BLOCKCHAIN AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS
HMRC deploys AI to categorise businesses by ‘propensity to pay’ tax debts
Department has created an algorithm that is used to support the work of collectors by placing firms into segments based on what it determines is the likely timeliness of payment […]
DATABASES AND DATA ENGINEERING
Government plans £65m deal for public sector access to Earth observation data
With procurement work led by the new home of GDS, the engagement will feature providers of basic and specialised forms of data to help support policymaking, planning and frontline services […]
UK SPACE AGENCY