Consultants still comprise one in four Test and Trace workers
Efforts to reduce reliance on external providers have had an impact
Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland
Government called time on policy yesterday, but advice is set to remain in place north of the...
Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work
CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in...
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Covid tests: UKHSA signs potential £18m long-term deal for supply chain platform
Public health agency retains Accenture on deal that could run until mid-2024
Most departments wipe devices after failed password attempts
FOI responses find that two thirds of government entities reset phones – a practice firmly discouraged by MPs
Cabinet Office taps £20k recruiter to help fill CDIO role
Department retains headhunters in bid to hire tech chief
Struggles of HMRC border IT system cause import delays
Hauliers report being stuck on the other side of the channel as a result of issues with new GVMS platform
DfT to explore ‘digitisation of the kerbside’
Department plans discovery exercise to explore potential use of new tools and data sources
DVLA online transactions topped 50 million in 2021
Chief executive Julie Lennard cites digitisation as among the agency’s biggest achievements of the past 12 months
DHSC picks £50m long-term IT partner to support cloudy future
DXC to replace Atos as core supplier
DCMS agency recommends industry kitemark for AI systems
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has called for a competitive market for assurance providers
Government major projects chief: ‘There has been a huge effort to do things differently’
Nick Smallwood of the IPA discusses the challenges of 2021 and his reform ambitions for the year ahead
HMRC’s 2022 priorities: Boosting cyber defences and ‘getting the tax system back on even keel’
Chief executive Jim Harra discusses the many challenges of the year just gone, and those to come in the months ahead
Laptops worth £319k stolen from DCMS last year
Department’s annual accounts reveal theft of 199 devices
Prisons service scrapped tagging software platform after spending £100m
Ministry of Justice accounts reveal agency took decision to abandon development after delays meant the software became outdated
Scottish organisations warned to update IT systems as cyber risk emerges
A potential hack was identified earlier this month
Government’s digital leader on making the case for ‘significant sums’ in the spending review
Joanna Davinson, executive director of the Central Digital and Data Office, discusses the new organisation’s remit
GDS boss: ‘Our staff have consistently delivered access to information and services’
Tom Read reflects on his first 10 months in ‘the best job in government’
CCS targets procurement reform in 2022
Chief executive Simon Tse discusses new digital buying tools and how promoting social value
EXCL: Government buys £700k software to monitor death threats against ‘high-profile individuals’ involved in vaccine rollout
DHSC claims it will not ‘tolerate harassment of staff’
National Archives chief on using digital to allow the public to engage with records
Technology tools have enabled the organisation to remain ‘safe and productive’ during the pandemic, according to Jeff James
How 2021 turbo-charged the use of digital tools for government’s finance professionals
Government’s public spending chief on how hybrid working and online tools helped HM Treasury deliver a spending review
BEIS boss picks communication and use of new technology as key to meeting challenges of 2021
Sarah Munby runs the rule over an unrelenting 12 months
Infrastructure agency to set up in Leeds
Body advising government on the UK’s digital architecture is to base 20 employees in West Yorkshire city