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Paper urges overhaul of financial planning system
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Investigation launched into ‘truth twisters’ tweet
Post from official civil service account appeared to criticise Johnson and Cummings
Rees-Mogg presses on with plan to end virtual parliament on 1 June
Commons leader reiterates his intention that MPs should return within two weeks, despite cross-party criticism
Civil service chief says Covid response shows government’s ability to be ‘more flexible, more digital, more data-based’
Alex Chisholm has claimed he does not want the civil service to ‘carry on as we are’
Government social campaign reminds public that civil servants are #hereforyou
Cabinet Office spearheads efforts to highlight work of officials in responding to coronavirus
Rules laid down for MPs’ remote voting system
System gets provisional select committee thumbs up, but members are warned they will face punishment if they let others vote for them
Hancock asks citizens to ‘do your duty’ by downloading app
Health secretary calls on public to embrace technology
Scotland to adopt ‘fully virtual parliament’
System will be implemented over the next few weeks
Interview: BJSS public sector head on government tech trends
BJSS is a technology consultancy with nearly ten years experience helping the public sector deliver a range of projects. Head of public sector Susheel Dodeja sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss some of the work to date and the digital trends that will define the coming years
MPs and ministers take part in first virtual Commons session
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab was given a remote grilling yesterday
Parliament unveils ‘hybrid’ plan including Zoom and video screens
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle encourages MPs to stay at home
Major telecoms firms agree free calls, data and broadband upgrades for NHS staff
Fourteen companies agree to provide gratis services and updates
Parliament set to use tech tools to reopen after recess
MPs will be able to return following Easter break
Scottish Parliament plans virtual questions for first minister
First weekly grilling of Nicola Sturgeon due to take place this week
Government evaluating ‘every technological solution’ for virtual parliament
Support for a digital House of Commons is growing
Hancock issues six-month order for NHS to share confidential patient data
Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus
Call for ‘digital parliament’ gains backing of one in five MPs
Campaign launched by Labour MP Chi Onwurah is supported by 124 other members
No intention of ‘watering down’ Cloud First policy, minister claims
GDS review concluded that moving to US-style nomenclature would be ‘confusing’
Digitising the Natural History Museum and boosting HMRC IT – fourteen tech takeaways from the Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a range of funding and new programmes dedicated to digital, data and technology
Downing Street website for special adviser jobs slammed by civil service union chief
FDA general secretary Dave Penman says online recruitment of digital and comms specialists ‘looks like a ruse to get around open and fair selection’
Lord Agnew to take on GDS ministerial responsibility
Post is split between Treasury and Cabinet Office
DWP and HMRC staff rack up 16 years of service on average, data reveals
Departments are among government’s leaders, with some organisation posting averages of just nine months