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Er, we mean fighting terrorism and organised crime!
Lindsay Clark Thu 17 Dec 2020 // 09:30 UTC Share
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The UK s Home Office has handed a £30m contract to engineering and IT outfit Leidos to help government agencies access and analyse communications data for combatting terrorism and organised crime.
Behind the managed services deal is a plan to smooth the efficiency with which government agents can access telecoms data.
The Home Office s National Communications Data Service (NCDS) launched the Agile Data Retention and Disclosure Services ( ARDS – yes, we know the acronym doesn t work) last year with a prior information notice to the market.
It said the ARDS would allow Telecom Operators to be on-boarded and off-boarded rapidly providing services the Home Office hoped would support collaborative ways of working with telcos and tech suppliers.