Schools minister pledges ‘sustainable strategy’ for long-term remote learning
Robin Walker claims that digital tools present both challenges and opportunities
‘Not learning from successes or failures’ – NAO head criticises government project evaluation
Departments often choose not to adequately assess work, meaning there is a dearth of information...
Cabinet Office taps £20k recruiter to help fill CDIO role
Department retains headhunters in bid to hire tech chief
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DWP Digital launches apprentice scheme
As many as 20 roles available in Newcastle and Manchester
Home Office seeks leader for Policy and Innovation Lab
Department recruits for individual to apply design principles to solve government challenges
Network problems disrupt G-Cloud 12 applications
CCS and GDS work to identify affected firms
How Bradford Council has worked to keep tourism alive with virtual visits
Ahead of Yorkshire Day tomorrow – and as the city re-enters localised restrictions – we hear from the authority’s VisitBradford tourism chief Rachel Oxborough about how it has used online engagement to keep in touch with visitors and residents in recent months
Inside DWP’s digital coronavirus response – APIs, reuse and micro-services
In the face of huge demand for its services, the DWP was able to call on a library of reusable tools, the department’s integration lead Jacqui Leggetter tells PublicTechnology
China accused of ‘malicious cyberattacks’ on UK targets
Foreign secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ by arrest of two Chinese nationals
‘HMRC has risen to the challenge’ of coronavirus response, says CEO Harra
Tax agency head salutes colleagues’ work in building new platforms at speed
Responsibility for government data use returns to GDS
Group of policymakers to move from DCMS to form basis of new team
Civil servants asked to share government gripes
Ahead of technology- and data-led reforms, officials have been invited to vent their frustrations with how Whitehall works
Munby named BEIS boss
Department appoints business sectors head as government’s youngest permanent secretary
Public sector cyber procurement quadruples in five years
PublicTechnology research shows a big spike in the number of contracts awarded to IT security specialists by public-sector buyers
Salaries of government technologists in same pay band differ by as much as £40,000
Report from NAO finds big disparities in Whitehall pay packets
DWP to trial formal remote-working programme
Most department staff have remained onsite during pandemic, although some ‘ad hoc’ arrangements have been made
Coronavirus has shown Whitehall can avoid getting 'bogged down' in bureaucracy – civil service chief
Chief operating officer Alex Chisholm calls for 'experimentation and innovation'
Downing St assembles data science A-team
Dominic Cummings’ ambitions realised as prime minister’s office seeks to recruit crack squad of data scientists for No. 10 skunkworks
How big is the UK’s cyber skills gap?
A major government-commissioned study found that about half of UK organisations are lacking basic security skills. PublicTechnology talks to the researchers behind it to find out where the skills gaps are and how they can filled
Gove believes Whitehall reform plans will not suffer because of close association with Cummings
Cabinet Office minister said that, despite the controversy that often surrounds the PM’s top adviser, ‘people are interested in Dominic and his ideas’
Welcome to Cyber Week
Introducing a dedicated week of features, interviews and exclusive research
Cyber national security: how the UK has prepared itself for major attacks
We are approaching the fourth anniversary of the foundation of the NCSC and the threats it was created to respond to loom larger than ever. PublicTechnology examines the growth of the UK’s cyber-defence capability
PM set for Huawei 5G U-turn, reports claim
The Chinese vendor will be banished from the next-generation network by the end of the year, it has been reported
Government turns to Instagram to seek policy guidance from teenagers
New initiative will seek to gain views of people aged 13 to 25