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Stevenage relaunches bid for digital transformation chief ahead of move to ‘public sector hub’
Hertfordshire town seeks senior manager to reshape service delivery
National Archives to roll out digital mentoring scheme
Organisation seeks to cultivate ‘skills transfer’ across sector
Is the public sector ready for the end of Windows 7?
Today marks two months until Microsoft ceases support for its decade-old operating system. PublicTechnology discovers that government is tight lipped about how widely the technology remains in use across Whitehall
Stats watchdog to probe HMRC’s £7bn tax data gaffe
Office for Statistics Regulation will – at HMRC’s behest – examine error that saw tax contributions double-counted
DWP in-house IT company doubles in size
Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124
Whitehall tech temps top 3,000
Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government
Home Office claims settlement scheme caseworkers ‘trained to exercise discretion’ in favour of vulnerable applicants
Government says it will try and make allowances for a potential lack of evidence for those with dementia or other conditions
GDS: ‘Cloud first is here to stay’
Digital agency pledges to ‘keep the policy as it stands’
HMRC nabs former Barclays CIO Mark Denney as digital chief
Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright
DCMS secretary role to change hands again as Morgan stands down
Department will require fifth leader since start of last year as Loughborough MP opts to leave parliament
Government review finds Hacker House grant award was ‘appropriate’
Audit finds no impropriety in funding given to firm run by PM’s friend, but DCMS minister says she intends to ‘ensure that processes are strengthened’
NHSX relaunches recruitment for CNIO after admitting first attempt ‘got it wrong’ on inclusivity
Initial advert was criticised for excluding many potential BAME candidates
Enfield offers £120k for DDaT leader
London borough seeks senior technology professional to revamp internal IT and external relationships
National Cyber Security Centre: ‘Our adversaries innovate – so we must too’
Senior leaders stress importance of risk-taking in combatting the threats faced by the UK
Companies House releases API to open up its data
Government agency offers user access to a range of data streams
MoD seeks £200k operations chief to spearhead transformation
COO position comes with a remit to oversee change across people, procurement, technology, and support
Interview: How a ‘permeable civil service’ can help tech start-ups
Former No.10 and Cabinet Office policymaker William Newton now leads a growing technology firm. In this Q&A, he compares the joys and frustrations of each, and the skills learned in Whitehall he has taken to his new career
Is procurement a friend or foe for local government transformation?
Buying processes should be seen as an enabler of innovation, rather than a barrier, according to Georgina Maratheftis of techUK
‘Cyberattackers are doing the same things over and over – and too often getting through’
National Cyber Security Centre chief celebrates achievements of past year but stresses work still to be done
University of Manchester to launch £50m cloud framework
Institution to create deal covering AWS, Microsoft, and Google environments
MoD to set up £1.5bn framework for digital and IT contractors
Ministry to create commercial vehicle for accessing external expertise needed to support IT and digital programmes over the next five years