Former GDS chief Cunnington approved for advisor role at McKinsey
Ex-digital government bigwig’s work at management consultant will be limited to the Middle East
Justice secretary scolded for leaking stats on transgender prisoners to press
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Government hopes transparency standard can build trust in departments’ use of algorithms
New guidelines created by Central Digital and Data Office
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Osborne’s grandstanding on Google tax deal showed need for greater HMRC autonomy, report finds
MPs want greater transparency and scrutiny – and less interference from the Treasury – on bespoke taxation deals with large firms
DHSC explores ‘digital solutions for weight-management services’
Department to undertake discovery exercise
Northern Ireland Civil Service puts finishing touches to first two flexible-working hubs
Facilities in Downpatrick and Ballykelly ready to open in spring
DWP seeks £5m digital partner to help meet urgent Universal Credit migration challenges
Supplier sought for two-year contract as department admits it is ‘unable to scale at sufficient speed’
Government explores drones and 3D printing to fix potholes
Input encouraged from innovative SMEs from outside the transport sector
Gloucestershire seeks ‘data partner’ to support analytics ambitions
County council seeks to ‘enable cultural change’
Calls for pay cut for remote-working civil servants were ‘unhelpful’, says Gove
But minister adds that return to office may deliver ‘productivity advantages’
‘A unique opportunity’ – Scottish Government consults public on keeping Covid innovations
Authorities seek citizen views on legal and operational developments
Scotland begins programme to deliver a laptop or tablet to all schoolchildren
Government intends to deliver 700,000 devices, as well as upgrading digital infrastructure
Departments launch £4m competition to explore running broadband through water pipes
Aim of funding mechanism is to speed up the rollout of fibre cables
Union fury over suggestion pay could be cut for remote-working civil servants
Anonymous ministerial comments prompt warnings of potential strike action
Will government reconsider digital-only status for EU nationals?
Having hitherto steadfastly maintained its opposition to issuing physical documents to recipients of EU settled status, the Home Office recently met with campaigners to listen to new proposals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
Education secretary asks watchdog to exert ‘pressure’ on universities to return to in-person teaching
Gavin Williamson believes institutions that offer only online options should not charge students full fees
Whitehall remote workers ‘don’t deserve’ same terms as office-based colleagues, minister claims
Backlash from unions after anonymous Cabinet minister vents spleen to Daily Mail
Hybrid working model will see extra 1,000 officials move to HMRC Leeds hub
Location will welcome extra staff from eight other government entities, including Cabinet Office and DfT
Scottish Government sticks with homeworking advice as restrictions lift
Employers are also encouraged to move towards a hybrid model in the longer term
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
Department runs 30-day exercise in partnership with ethical hackers
Sunak encourages young people to return to the office
Chancellor says the connections made in the early part of his career would have been harder to forge ‘over Teams and Zoom’
Covid app updated to reduce isolation alerts
Fewer contacts of asymptomatic cases will be advised to self-isolate
GDS floats two £2m contracts to progress single sign-on plans
Digital agency seeks support with authentication and architecture of new government-wide system
Cabinet Office warned procurement shake-up could ‘promote competition over collaboration’
Parliamentary committee flags up risk to innovative partnerships between public bodies and third sector