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...
GDS offers £100k for strategy chief
Cabinet Office tech agency seeks leader to spearhead implementation of three-year plan
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Civil servants' relationship with technology is on uneasy ground
After some high-profile tech blunders, Whitehall leaders need to ensure civil servants have the requisite digital skills and understanding, believes Daniel Korski of Public
CCS publishes software design and implementation framework
Tender could be worth £1.5bn, up from £100m estimate in May notice
Companies House bins paper reminder letters
Ending service will save £1.2m as organisation moves to end paper communications by 2025
Commission cites need for ‘fundamental reform’ of Whitehall
Panel featuring former government chiefs opines that UK civil service is 'no longer world-class'
MPs slam repeated failures of NHS digital transformation
Public Accounts Committee finds that government and health service have made little progress
Government reliance on digital consultants has halved in the last decade, civil service chief claims
Alex Chisholm picks out DDaT as an area where Whitehall has grown its skills
Chancellor urged to use spending round to support long-term future of coronavirus tech innovation
The greater use of technology in the NHS and justice system should be a lasting impact of government’s Covid-19 response, a think tank has recommended
Camera clampdown catches 10,000 tailgaters
Technology trial run by Highways England shows signs of success
New government tech services framework includes £600m lot for major transformation programmes
Technology Services 3 opens for bids
Digital has enormous potential to reduce reoffending
Controlled access to technology can play a major role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, according to Aidan Shilson-Thomas of Reform
New tech platform to ‘transform’ vetting process for government roles
System will launch next summer and will replace troubled NSVS system
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
NHS trust plans £18m IT refresh
Sussex trust signs deal for new managed service and complete upgrade of all devices
Almost half of criminal hearings held virtually last month
Audio and video widely used, government stats reveal
Cyber resilience and the public sector
The public sector must focus not only on attacks, but on how it responds and recovers from them, Zerto and Cyber Security Scotland told attendees at the recent Local Government ICT Summit
Parliament offers £120k for digital leader
PDS managing director will be tasked with ‘reimagining and reshaping’ use of digital
Reform adviser Maude dismisses ‘myth’ of UK civil service supremacy
Former Cabinet Office minister claims Whitehall has an ‘odd combination of insecurity and complacency’
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Aberdeen launches GoAbz app for local journeys
Citizens can download free software to help plan trips via car, public transport or on foot