February 2023

4 Minutes

Defence and Security News

‘Critical projects years delayed and at risk of obsolescence’ – alarm sounded over MoD digital

Tevye Markson February 8, 2023 7 Comments

Parliamentary committee flags need for radical reform Credit: Tumisu/Pixabay The Ministry of Defence must fundamentally change the way it operates and come up with a “thorough and realistic” plan for bringing […]...

2 Minutes

News Public order, justice and rights

MoJ seeks £100m-plus network partner

Sam Trendall February 7, 2023 13 Comments

Ministry seeks provider to offer LAN services – including support with insourcing Credit: Pete Linforth/Pixabay The Ministry of Justice is seeking to sign a contract worth up to £180m with […]...

2 Minutes

Uncategorized

DBS claims hybrid working has delivered big boost in productivity and customer service

PublicTechnology staff February 7, 2023 0 Comment

Chief exec of background-checking organisation also cites strong progress of transformation agenda Credit: Pixabay The head of Disclosure and Barring Service has claimed that technology-enabled flexible-working arrangements have provided the organisation […]...

2 Minutes

News Public order, justice and rights

GDS seeks anti-fraud head for One Login programme

Sam Trendall February 6, 2023 2 Comments

Leader will spearhead team dedicated to ‘design, detection and protection’ Credit: Pete Linforth/Pixabay The Government Digital Service is recruiting for a senior executive to lead a team dedicated to protecting […]...

2 Minutes

Public order, justice and rights

Expansion of video evidence will help protect vulnerable victims, government claims

Sam Trendall February 6, 2023 0 Comment

Thousands more cases each year will support the use of pre-recorded testimony Credit: Crown Copyright/Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Justice believes that new measures will enable thousands more […]...

3 Minutes

Business and industry

Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls

Sam Trendall February 3, 2023 52 Comments

Removal of guidelines could mean departments can now spend up to £20m on consultants without requiring external approval...

2 Minutes

Education and skills

Pay constraints hamper government’s ability to attract top tech talent, report finds

Sam Trendall February 3, 2023 0 Comment

Whitehall Monitor finds that DDaT profession has expanded vastly since 2016, but challenges remain in filling the biggest jobs...

1 Minute

Education and skills

Scottish Government seeks chief statistician

Sam Trendall February 2, 2023 101 Comments

Postholder will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data...

2 Minutes

Economics and finance

More than 850,000 filed online tax return on HMRC deadline day

Sam Trendall February 2, 2023 0 Comment

Department reveals that tens of thousands completed annual process ‘with minutes to spare’...

PublicTechnology

February 2023

‘Critical projects years delayed and at risk of obsolescence’ – alarm sounded over MoD digital

MoJ seeks £100m-plus network partner

DBS claims hybrid working has delivered big boost in productivity and customer service

GDS seeks anti-fraud head for One Login programme

Expansion of video evidence will help protect vulnerable victims, government claims

Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls

Pay constraints hamper government’s ability to attract top tech talent, report finds

Scottish Government seeks chief statistician

More than 850,000 filed online tax return on HMRC deadline day

Hitachi Solutions demonstrates secure use of Microsoft tools with AWS data in major win for government cloud interoperability

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

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The school meal debate: A digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

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