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Faced with £40B budget hole, UK public sector commits £9B to Microsoft

The Register — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:30:06 GMT

Government plans £1.9B annual spending during five-year MoU

The UK public sector expects to spend around £9 billion on Microsoft products and services over five years under its current contract.…

Trump teases ‘approximately’ 100 percent tariff for imported semiconductors

The Register — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:27:13 GMT

Exemptions available for chipmakers who promise to build American fabs

World War Fee US president Donald Trump appears to have settled his semiconductor tariff strategy.…

Only ISPs get to determine what constitutes 'affordable' broadband, says team Trump

The Register — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:07:20 GMT

A good deal, like beauty, is in the ISP of the beholder, after all - at least if you want BEAD funding

US states that want to make use of rural broadband deployment funds had better not require ISPs to offer what they consider affordable service. According to the Trump Administration, "affordable" is for the ISP alone to define. …

Google, OpenAI, Anthropic get blanket deal to saturate US government with their AI

The Register — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:34:09 GMT

Act now and Uncle Sam will throw in ChatGPT Enterprise for your agency for just $1

It's just become a lot easier for US government agencies to procure AI products from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, as the firms and the feds have signed a government-wide agreement to streamline purchasing.…

UK's Ministry of Defence pins hopes on AI to stop the next massive email blunder

The Register — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:45:12 GMT

Australia's Castlepoint Systems recruited to avoid repeat of Afghan breach scandal

The UK's Ministry of Defence is the latest to slap its hand on the big red AI button as it seeks solutions to prevent data leaks.…

Birmingham City Council's £131M Oracle rebuild in danger as go-live nears

The Register — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:15:08 GMT

Finance and HR system overhaul still faces major risks with just months to go before second launch

The second attempt by Europe's largest local authority to implement an Oracle finance and HR system – after the first left it unable to produce auditable accounts – remains on an "Amber-Red" risk rating less than nine months before it is expected to go live.…

Birmingham City Council's £131M Oracle rebuild in danger as go-live nears

The Register — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:15:08 GMT

Finance and HR system overhaul still faces major risks with just months to go before second launch

Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices

The Register — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:31:12 GMT

CIOs at the EPA, DHS, and GSA are called out for failure to implement critical cybersecurity recommendations

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) scolded a trio of federal agencies on Monday because their CIOs haven't implemented IT-related recommendations designed to safeguard national cybersecurity. …

Eutelsat LEO revenue rockets 84% as governments cool on Starlink

The Register — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:00:08 GMT

OneWeb constellation may be smaller, but it's suddenly looking like a safer bet for some

Paris-based Eutelsat is reporting rocketing revenues in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services, driven partly by an uptick in interest from governments seeking to reduce reliance on US providers.…

Forget the Space Force! Trump needs to create a Cyber Force, says think tank

The Register — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:07:49 GMT

One new military branch per term would have to be some sort of record

The US Space Force won't be the only new military branch Donald Trump has created if forthcoming recommendations from a group of retired military and civilian leadership end up being adopted. They want the President to form a US "Cyber Force" too. …