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About 28 million records of young learners were compromised earlier this year

Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus

Select committee and ministers ask for citizens to be on the lookout for false information spread online

The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap

Since its launch in 2017, the ONS Data Science Campus has delivered many innovative projects to support the government’s work in areas ranging from Brexit negotiations to the early stages of the coronavirus response. We talk to managing director Tom Smith to find out more

Department seeks partner to fulfil potential two-year programme of work

Median salary disparity drops to 0.2%

Department seeks supplier to support potential six-month investigation

The Joint Security and Resilience Centre is dedicated to helping government work more closely with industry to meet the UK’s national security challenges. Sam Trendall talks to new head Angela Essel about the “bilingual”’ organisation

Digital checker will aim to reduce administrative burden on landlords caused by controversial policy

Proportion of money spent with small firms continues to rebound

Procurement vehicle to offer services and tools to assist citizens that struggle with digital

Machines will eliminate need for heavy cones to be manually laid on busy roads

Tax agency looks to invest in cryptoanalysis tool

GDS’s accessibility empathy lab aims to raise awareness of the issues faced by many citizens and ensure that their physical or cognitive conditions are no barrier to using government’s online services. Sam Trendall went along to find out more

Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option

No timeframe on when work will conclude but plans are being made for information to be temporarily republished elsewhere

Tax agency publishes prior information notice

Department reveals it has almost 1,800 PCs still running on ageing operating system

Government announces country will continue to take part in key programmes

Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’

Two proposals in the running for decommissioning project

Successful candidate will lead a team of 30 people in the department

CCS issues contract notice for three-lot deal offering direct award and further competition options

Role as head of IT business services comes with remit to ensure department’s transformation is ‘business-led’

The NCSC’s annual report reveals that a public sector entity or business is hit with a major cyberattack about twice each day. CSW's sister title PublicTechnology looks at the biggest risks facing government and how they can be mitigated

Transformation programme looks to appoint supplier to two-year contract worth up to £10m

Organisation seeks to cultivate ‘skills transfer’ across sector

Investigation has revealed some departments have taken steps to upgrade ahead of the looming end of Microsoft support for the operating system – but some are refusing to say. Sam Trendall reports

Department seeks supplier to help it bring together information

Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124

Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government

Digital secretary confirms that the UK’s next government will be the one to make the call on whether to allow the Chinese vendor to help build the country’s telecoms infrastructure

Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright

Digital secretary Nicky Morgan says she will "ensure that processes are strengthened" despite the review finding no impropriety