One of the world’s largest consulting firms, with annual revenues of almost £10bn, has hired the erstwhile civil service chief operating officer to advise on its business outside the UK […]...
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MoD commercial head named as new government-wide procurement chief
The civil service has confirmed the recruitment of a leader to ensure adherence to standards across departments, and deliver best practice in purchases of tech and other goods and services […]...
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Government resilience requires managed risk and new tech, NAO head claims
The UK’s top auditor has encouraged Whitehall departments to foster a culture of greater innovation, including fast learning and more recognition that some initiatives will not work out as planned […]...
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Whitehall digital profession garlanded for external recruitment
GDaD is given an award to reflect its achievements in bringing on board top talent from beyond government in a discipline ‘in which the civil service can struggle to recruit’ […]...
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MPs and HMRC chief clash over customer-service criticisms
CEO refutes ‘baseless’ claims made in PAC report that tax agency ‘has been willing to let its telephone services fail in the hope this forces people to use digital services’ […]...
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Report warns on £30k gap between government and commercial salaries for top tech roles
A study put together by experts from the Rusi think tank uncovers the impact of uncompetitive pay packages in preventing Whitehall agencies from being able to recruit senior digital positions […]...
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Ex-minister Maude suggests no homeworking at all should be Whitehall ‘baseline’
Tory peer, who was instrumental in the creation of GDS and has been an influential figure in government reform circles, was one of various parliamentarians to contribute to a debate […]...
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DWP opens recruitment for £200k digital chief
The Department for Work and Pensions is inviting applications for the CDIO post, which sits at director general level and is currently held on an interim basis by Helen Wylie […]...
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New chief Wormald preps Whitehall for ‘re-wiring of the way the government works’
After Chris Wormald’s appointment as the new cabinet secretary, the incoming boss has written to his fellow officials to advise that they will all need to work in new ways […]...
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Government reform plan sets goal of ‘adopting the test-and-learn mindset of Silicon Valley’
Announcing the new administration’s civil service Plan for Change, Cabinet Office head Pat McFadden outlines an ambition for the institutions of Whitehall to operate more like those of Old Street […]...
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