Securing public sector technology: Strengthening workforce …
Dec 9, 2024 · The cyber threat landscape is evolving. With the UK currently the third most targeted country in the world for cyber-attacks, our public sector must adapt – and adapt now.. Public sector technologies must evolve rapidly to meet new challenges, and employee awareness must be brought up to a new standard, as attackers exploit vulnerabilities in systems integral to national security and public ...
PM says ‘no plans’ for government agencies to open Bluesky …
Nov 25, 2024 · As large numbers of new registrants reportedly join the alternative social platform, Keir Starmer, has said that neither he individually, nor departments as entities, are currently intending to do likewise There are currently no plans for …
Cyber Security Conference 2024 – PublicTechnology
Dec 3, 2024 · Securing the future of public services. The Cyber Security Conference 2024, brought to you by PublicTechnology, will provide public sector IT security professionals with the chance to explore, collectively, the current threat landscape, whilst sharing their experiences of how to navigate it.
December 11, 2024 – PublicTechnology
11 December 2024 Archives. Lookback: As government's digital experts launch trials to explore how AI could support software developers, a reminder that AI's impact is now reflected in the career framework of coders and the wider civil service tech profession.
Home Office ESN teams ‘considering strategy to handle potential …
Oct 10, 2024 · Scrutiny documents reveal that the current top priorities for Home Office officials working on delivering the much-delayed Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme include preparing for potential legal challenges to …
Home Office signs BT to new £2bn ESN deal as 2029 target set for …
Aug 2, 2024 · EE was first awarded the contract to deliver ESN mobile services back in 2015. An updated agreement with government covers connections to commercial 5G services and ‘more granular regional KPIs’. The Home Office has signed BT and its subsidiary EE to a new £2bn-plus deal to provide the connec
Police Digital Service pair arrested for fraud, bribery and misconduct
Jul 5, 2024 · Both the specialist policing tech unit, which is collectively owned by forces across the country, and the City of London Police have confirmed the apprehension and investigation of two people Two employees of the Police Digital Service have been arrested and are now being investigated by offi
Home Office signs off on £65m Asylum Transformation Programme
Oct 17, 2024 · Newly released transparency and approval documents reveal scope, costs and core objectives of three year programme with a remit of ‘transforming people capabilities, process and technology underpinning’ the asylum system Home Office leaders have greenlit a major project in which tens of milli
E-visas: Home Office offers transition window for expired paper ...
Dec 5, 2024 · Department announces biometric cards due to expire at the end of 2024 will be accepted until March, but declines to say how many still need to apply for digital alternative The Home Office is to allow holders of expired physical immigration documents to travel to and from the UK for at least
Annual public sector consultancy spend rises again to £3.4bn
Sep 5, 2024 · The latest figure is higher than in 2020-21 – the year that saw a surge in consultancy spending under emergency regulations that meant government bodies were able to award contracts outside the usual tender process to aid the pandemic response – …