‘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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ONS seeks senior statistician to lead analysis of Covid infection data
Deputy director-level role comes with salary of £71,000
London to build new citywide data hub
GLA is to redevelop Datastore platform to better enable data sharing and collation of information from new sources, such as APIs and IoT sensors
Government efficiency drive cut £137m of digital spend in FY21
Cabinet Office claims creation of Central Digital and Data Office helped deliver nine-figure savings
Edinburgh University tech firm spin-out looks to growth after CEO appointment
Academic institution appoints full-time leader for data-centric business
GDS boss puts ‘mobile-first and hyperpersonalisation’ at heart of future service transformation
Tom Read tells PublicTechnology Live about GDS’s plans to drive transformation into its second decade, and how the agency’s future priorities were informed by its peers in Ukraine
Police chiefs to launch online hub for forces’ use of tech, data and science
NPCC website will allow officers to see what peers in other parts of the country are doing
Government leaders of the future will need digital and data expertise, says head of Fast Stream
Leader of graduate recruitment programme tells PublicTechnology Live that civil servants will soon require technical skills and understanding to progress senior officialdom
Digitally excluded facing ever ‘more acute’ disadvantages as some groups remain 60% offline
Although 94% of households now have the internet, people who are aged over 70, live alone and have a disability are far more likely to lack connection
Defence innovation unit sets up shop in Newcastle
Dstl establishes location in north-east city
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
‘Government’s slow progress on data hampered pandemic preparedness’
Report from Public Accounts Committee calls for Cabinet Office to set out plan to improve availability, quality and use of information
Foreign Office IT slammed as diplomat cites need for ‘routine’ deletion of emails during Afghanistan crisis
Parliamentary committee hears that messages were deleted as a matter of course ‘otherwise inbox gums up and stops working’
Scottish government backs local tech firms’ global expansion plans
Export strategy aims to support international ambitions of technology businesses
Court hears of ministers making key decisions over WhatsApp then deleting messages
Evidence submitted to High Court claims many officials and ministers use private messaging services on a ‘daily basis’
New guidelines ask departments to actively encourage service-user feedback
Government standards intend to foster a culture of ‘welcoming complaints in a positive way’
Government to compensate victims that exposed Horizon scandal but were excluded from Post Office scheme
Chancellor reveals payment programme aims to support those who received ‘small fraction’ of £58m settlement
Treasury to crowdsource innovation ideas from officials in bid to save £5.5bn
Ministers believe measures such as digitisation, shared services, and reducing use of consultants could help cut waste
MoD to probe how suspected Russian hoaxer finagled Teams meeting with defence secretary
Ben Wallace is said to be ‘very cross’ after speaking to someone posing as Ukrainian PM for almost 10 minutes
Sturgeon claims ‘no public-protection issues’ from IT glitch in prisoner risk assessments
Tech issue dating back 10 years is understood to have caused inmates to be wrongly graded
Departmental plans to include transformation commitments
Digital, data and technology are ‘integral’ to new system of setting out priorities and measuring performance
‘HMRC is on track to break up our largest IT contracts – and create the organisation we need for the future’
In this exclusive Q&A – and ahead of a keynote presentation at PublicTechnology Live this month – the tax agency’s CDIO Daljit Rehal discusses his transformation priorities, including reforming the supply chain, tackling legacy IT, and a major push towards low code