UK's top crime agency hamstrung by legacy IT, watchdog warns

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is being held back by outdated legacy IT systems that force officers to juggle multiple devices and rely on manual workarounds, according to a watchdog report. The regulator warned that the aging technology is dragging down productivity and hampering the agency's ability to combat serious and organized crime effectively.

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