Courts service pauses implementation of IT system after clashes with union
Rollout of Common Platform is temporarily suspended after PCS members voted to strike
National Archives plans digital service for officials to access sensitive records
Organisation seeks support with design and delivery of prototype platform
IPO seeks new chief exec to lead digital and data transformation
BEIS-sponsored agency floats £100k leadership post
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Up to one in four passport applications still processed by legacy system, minister admits
The new digital application processing platform was originally due to be fully implemented by 2019
Arch reformer Maude kicks off probe of government efficiency
Former Cabinet Office minister begins review of civil service effectiveness
Final lockdown announcement set hourly traffic record for GOV.UK
More than three million people visited government’s website as Boris Johnson informed the country of new restrictions
HMRC looks to expand access to Government Gateway
Tax agency adds new documents and methods through which citizens can prove their identity
DWP and Scottish Government in dispute over IT costs of welfare devolution
Authorities working to resolve disagreement concerning ‘digital investment activity’
FCDO unit hires £770k consultancy to help shape international defence collaboration platform
New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’
HMRC ‘working to fix’ customs IT problems after months of issues with traders' VAT statements
Users of the new service – which is due to fully replace the outgoing system next year – have found statements incorrect or missing
Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements
Government can help make the UK a world-leader in quantum technology
A pipeline of both technical and commercial skills, and proper consideration of the ethical implications is needed to ensure organisations are not left behind, according to Laura Foster of techUK
DWP fraud and error at ‘record level’ as annual bill hits £8.5bn
Department recently received spending review settlement to invest in automation
HMRC and NHS alumnus Mike Potter appointed government chief digital officer
Former civil servant picked as Whitehall’s top techie
Government plans unified online platform for public sector spend data
CCS starts work on proposed digital service that would allow public bodies and citizens to assess spend by comparable organisations
GDS retains £300k partner for ‘IT health checks’ of single sign-on programme
Specialist firm has previously provided similar services for outgoing Verify service
Major supermarkets trial ‘age-estimation tech’ in government-backed pilots
Asda, Tesco, Morrisons all experimented with cameras and AI software that estimates a patron’s age, while a pop-up bar in Manchester trialled ‘biometric finger-vein technology’
Digital ministerial posts up for grabs after mass resignations
Brace of positions in DCMS addressing national digital policy, infrastructure and online harms must now be refilled after resignations of Julia Lopez and Chris Philp
Technology, transformation and talent: is the public sector meeting its biggest reform challenges?
Local and central government experts joined a recent PublicTechnology webinar discussion exploring strategies to modernise public services and their progress so far
Top official cites tech transformation as central to civil-service job-cut plans
Simon Case tells MPs that adopting new technology is one of three key strands supporting efforts to reduce civil service headcount
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Railways: Digital signalling to be introduced from Grantham to London in £1bn rollout
Government unveils plan to ‘replace Victorian infrastructure’ across routes in counties to the immediate north of the capital
GDS offers £100k for strategy chief
Cabinet Office tech agency seeks leader to spearhead implementation of three-year plan