‘Drones are of great interest to the Army – as both a threat and an opportunity’
Minister claims that military is keeping tabs on potential battlefield uses of unmanned aerial technologies
Highways agency adds ex-Facebook bigwig to boardroom line-up
Social network’s former regional leader Diego Oliva appointed to non-executive post
Ex-Whitehall top dog to join board of defence and security firm
Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has landed a non-executive role at BAE Systems
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Immigration status: Home Office recruiting staff to expedite online checks for employers
Minister also claims that new services and tech will reduce demands on digital platform
Scotland offers £7m for latest round of public service tech accelerator
Scottish Government launches new set of challenges to which innovative solutions are invited
Former minister Maude mooted to lead review of civil service operations
Newspaper report cites Whitehall sources claiming renowned reformer may be brought in to assess governance and accountability across government
New Welsh Government operations chief to help drive transformation
Tim Moss announced as COO with remit to support three-year vision
Government reform: Suspending Fast Stream will deprive departments of key tech and data skills, critics claim
Reported plans to pause graduate scheme are criticised by unions, former ministers and think tanks
Leader appointed and £4.1m allocated to retire GOV.UK Verify
Platform to close next year, as initial projections for uptake of One Login system are revealed
Procurement agency unveils chief commercial officer role
Newly created CCS post comes with potential £194k pay packet and remit including driving ‘digital agenda’
Home Office offers £85k for automation chief
New senior hire will oversee ‘key strategic focus’
MPs maintain scrutiny of Cabinet Office FoI hub
Parliamentary committee takes steps to try and ensure independence and rigour of upcoming review
‘A core part of national infrastructure’ – ministers consider regulating to make the cloud safer
Consultation launched seeking feedback on risks and mitigations for systems that now underpin a wide range of ‘essential services’
Government guidelines aim to tackle ‘frictions and barriers’ in departmental data-sharing
New governance framework sets out to help solve ‘non-technical’ challenges
Fraud challenges see HMRC and DWP named among ‘departments of concern’
Public spending watchdog points to issues with controls on fraud and error
GM crops: Scotland and Westminster set for stand-off over ‘gene-editing technology’
UK government ministers write to Scottish counterparts but get seemingly chilly response
Scottish ministers failing to meet response deadline for correspondence
New permanent secretary claims he wants to improve service levels
No move for GDS and CDDO as part of Cabinet Office split
Chunks of central department will move to Downing Street, but digital agencies are to remain part of new-look ‘corporate HQ’ of government
BEIS seeks £160k co-leader to oversee space, net zero and nuclear clean-up
Department advertises vacant role as second perm sec, with duties including several major programmes
Government app aims to help civil servants identify foreign spies on LinkedIn
Software released by CPNI is intended to enable website users to spot the estimated 10,000 malicious approaches made each year
NHS signs £4.5m deal to ‘transform’ demographic data use and better match patients to records
Work aims to make it easier for NHS number to be found, which contract says will help reduce issues such as false death notices
Civil service cuts: Graduate scheme to be suspended after next year, reports claim
Graduate recruitment programme – which brings in 100 budding digital leaders each year – is rumoured to be subject to hiring freeze
Local government chiefs claim return to hybrid meetings would improve councillor diversity
County Council Network joins a list of bodies calling for reintroduction of legislation allowing remote participation
Consultants earning average of £1,200 a day account for an eighth of UKHSA workforce
CEO Harries tells MPs that 58% of workers at public-health agency are civil servants