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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ONS online employment study project ‘a difficult and challenging experience’
The national Labour Force Survey has seen declining response rates, but the national statistic body’s efforts at reforming and digitising the process have encountered troubles, according to the organisation’s leader […]...
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DVLA told to get ‘ambitious’ on digital in three-year savings plan
UK driver licensing body has maintained consistent staff numbers while delivering more services, and has now been asked to identify more efficiencies, including ongoing digitisation services and other money-saving measures […]...
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DVLA seeks new chief ‘to fully complete our digital transformation’
One of the government agencies most familiar to citizens is seeking a new CEO to take over from the outgoing Julie Lennard and take on the organisation’s tech reform programme […]...
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DVLA chief Lennard to oversee transformation of Crown Prosecution Service
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s CEO Julie Lennard will take the post of chief operating officer at CPS, where she will continue to play a key role in digital government […]...
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ONS workers back strike action over office-attendance dispute
Following a process that closed last week, almost three quarters of the hundreds of officials at the Office for National Statistics that were balloted voted in support of strike action […]...
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Whitehall graduate scheme reintroduces dedicated cyber track
The civil service Fast Stream graduate programme is to undergo another update, with the cyber element to be split out of the technology segment and given its own specialist focus […]...
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