Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan
The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with potential suppliers
Scottish Government boosts funding for primary school STEM outreach scheme
Nicola Sturgeon unveils additional investment in programme run by the University of the...
HMRC head encourages use of online services as committee probes lengthy call-waiting times
Jim Harra tells MPs that any ongoing delays in telephone service are unrelated to homeworking or...
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We need to better understand, support and celebrate colleagues with disabilities
Samaira Uddin of GDS discusses how civil servants can be an allies and advocates for their disabled co-workers
DWP signs £100k deal to ensure accessibility of Universal Credit digital services
Consultancy brought in on two-year contract to deliver audits and recommend improvements
Government graduates green-light strike
Participants in the Fast Stream – which includes a significant DDaT contingent – have voted in favour of industrial action
Almost 700 DWP employees take voluntary redundancy but minister says hybrid work is enabling ‘retention of skills’
More than 8,000 staff affected by office closures have been offered more flexible working options
ONS makes list of best workplaces
Statistics agency is only public sector entity to feature in rundown of the country’s leading employers
‘Better, smaller and fairer’ – Cabinet Office taps £50k consultancy to ‘turbocharge’ transformation
Reform programme is intended to deliver a ‘slimmed-down, high-performing department’ by 2025
Department for Education offers £120k for leader to oversee all things tech
Remit of senior roles covers IT kit throughout the central department, the wider education sector, and the supplier landscape
Scottish Government strives to save Amazon Inverclyde location
Minister vows to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in bid to safeguard 300 jobs at facility run by tech giant in coastal town of Gourock
Government may need ‘levers to balance supply and demand’ as reliance on wireless connectivity grows
Prime ministerial advisory body maps out scenarios to enable policymakers to ‘stress-test’ ideas
MoD has spent £300m on digital transformation contracts, minister says
Ministry has 117 incumbent engagements covering digital, data and security
Digital skills ‘a huge challenge’ for Levelling Up department
Permanent secretary says DLUHC has a plan to help address need for expertise, including a dedicated pay framework
Senior exec sought to lead government digital and data strategy
Cabinet Office unit seeks strategy and projects leader – in a role advertised as a 10-year assignment
‘Over time, some exams will move online’ – Ofqual chief
Head regulator cites importance of not rushing to use technology
Government must earn public trust that AI is being used safely and responsibly
Leaders from two of government’s core digital and data units – the CDDO and CDEI – introduce new guidelines intended to promote transparency in the public sector’s use of algorithms
Government property plans hamstrung by ageing tech and data inadequacies, MPs find
Public Accounts Committee also casts doubt on value-for-money of hubs programme
Government property chief on the importance of ‘deciding what hybrid working is and isn't’
Mark Chivers considers the possible impact of new ways of working on government’s estates strategy
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GDS boss: ‘We’ve faced difficult decisions about which opportunities we can viably go after with our resources’
Tom Read looks ahead to a year in which the agency hopes to help the UK climb back up the digital government rankings
Digital function leader picks ‘attracting and retaining top talent’ as biggest challenge
CDDO leader Megan Lee reflects on the issues facing her colleagues in delivering ambitious transformation objectives
Government efficiency drive will place ‘greater emphasis on digital technology’
Civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on the biggest achievements of 2022 and the challenges of the year ahead
Staff at HMRC in-house IT firm to transfer to BT in £50m network deal
Work to support planned closure of RCDTS Ltd continues as department signs contract with telecoms firm