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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Spending review postponed again
Doubt cast over plans to use CSR to address legacy tech
Government kicks off £3m two-year project to build comprehensive database of public-sector land and buildings
Cabinet Office to lead creation of the Digital National Asset Register, which will offer improved information to government property managers and the public
Fewer than one in ten patients has online access to GP medical records
Minister reveals limited adoption of tech tools
UK pins 'cynical and reckless' Olympic cyberattacks on Russia
Government attributes 2018 campaign to Moscow and claims more assaults were planned for cancelled 2020 summer games
MPs urge HMRC to examine whether Making Tax Digital is ‘reasonable and affordable’ for taxpayers before proceeding with rollout
PAC tells department it is ‘not convinced’ by expected benefits
DfE sets out on 18-month £10m digital services drive
Department awards contract to London tech consultancy
HMRC sets out plan for £5m rollout of EU-wide import IT system
The Import Control System 2 will be rolled out in three phases over 16 months
DWP faces ‘significant increase’ in fraud and error, watchdog warns
NAO report reveals that, following heavy coronavirus-related recruitment, departmental staffing levels may return to 2013 levels
Health data watchdog finds public acceptance of increased information-sharing during coronavirus – but not beyond
National Data Guardian report finds that as many as a third of population lack trust in government use of data
Government to track smartphone location data to study impact of lockdowns
Cabinet Office awards £300k short-term deal to tech specialist
Hackney Council hit by ‘serious cyberattack’
London borough warns that services may be impacted
How can councils create a digital workplace?
At the recent Local Government ICT Summit, PublicTechnology talked to Gloucestershire County Council and SAP Concur about how authorities can support new ways of working
MoD awards £15m deals for support with Navy transformation scheme
BAE Systems appointed to three deals to provide additional personnel
Workspace, Not Workplace: How Agile Working Increases Productivity whilst Driving Engagement and Fostering Inclusivity
2020 has been a year of unprecedented change for the UK public sector. Today’s agile working technology enables you to meet citizen needs in this challenging operating environment by empower your people with the right tools to increase productivity, drive engagement and foster inclusivity, says Six Degrees.
‘I’ve wasted my life on science’ – government online careers quiz causes derision
Tool launched following chancellor’s speech in which he warned that people may need to retrain
Digital services central to plans for post-Brexit border
Policy paper provides update on work on online tools
Digital government should be central to the UK's role in the post-Brexit world
The nation's expertise in online services and transformation could help forge connections with other countries, according to Tanya Filer from Cambridge University and Antonio Weiss of The PSC
DWP to trial digital system for issuing National Insurance numbers
Service will be made available to small number of applicants
Transformation minister excoriates ‘broken system’ of Whitehall
Lord Agnew says the civil service stymies many ‘good people’
DWP buys £4m of devices to support development of non-Windows services
Department signs deal with IT reseller XMA
Civil servants quizzed on ‘priorities for change’
Annual People Survey seeks Whitehall-wide input to help guide reform plan