Government will try to protect digital roles in civil service job cuts, according to Whitehall chief
Civil service chief operating officer cites technology and commercial professions as among those where more skills are needed
Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan
The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with...
DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes
Department advertises roles for savvy senior managers to oversee supplier engagements
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Cabinet Office to lose one in four staff – but no detail yet on impact for digital agencies
Jacob Rees Mogg trailed 25% job cuts in a Telegraph article, which unions label as the minister’s latest in a series of ‘increasingly bizarre’ pronouncements
Companies House revamps online filing for businesses
Agency unveils new features for WebFiling account
‘Chaotic’ – report recommends reform of public appointments
Think tank urges greater measures including a dedicated chief talent officer to improve processes heads of public bodies and departmental non-execs
Home Office looks to test services with those lacking digital confidence
Department seeks support finding research participants from potentially excluded groups
Government hopes to see self-driving cars on UK roads by 2025
Plans supported by £60m of new public spending
Scotland gets multimillion-pound broadband boost
Scottish and UK governments both kick in funding to support programme
HMRC seeks £9m partner to support transformation of debt management
Department details plans to replace legacy systems and enable new government-backed services for citizens in financial difficulty
Cybercrime picked as key focus for new National Crime Agency chief
Graeme Biggar has finally been confirmed as the head of the national body after a rerun of the procurement process
Transfer of probation services to MoJ dogged by IT issues, report finds
Institute for Government says that renationalisation process was undertaken too quickly – but was ultimately ‘mostly successful’
Estonia parries ‘extensive cyberattack’ launched after removal of Soviet monuments
Government CIO says assault on both public bodies and commercial firms went ‘largely unnoticed’
Court orders Home Office to hand over back pay to former employee that launched legal action
Former DDaT-focused accountant wins case brought after department cut her base salary
Scotland set for world-first guidelines on authorities’ use of biometric data
A new biometric code of practice will shortly be put before ministers for their approval
DWP opens recruitment for £200k digital chief
Incumbent Simon McKinnon will step down in March 2023
Citizens to receive government text alerts for weather emergencies
New system will enable authorities to warn citizens if their life or property is in imminent danger
Sunak’s suggestions for civil service shake-up get frosty reception
Aspiring PM ‘doesn’t understand the basics’ of how government works, critics claim
Police database: Home Office retains Fujitsu for £48m mainframe support after ‘lack of response’ from alternative suppliers
Contract-award notice reveals IT heavyweight has been signed to a four-year deal
‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school
Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters
Cabinet Office guest speakers to be subject to social-media vetting
Officials will reportedly be asked to look over five years of posts to check there is no ‘potentially problematic material’
Internet firms offered DWP benefit-checking service in bid to cut household broadband bills
Government claims that only 1.2% of eligible recipients have so far taken advantage of social tariff
‘Vital for national security’ – former minister urges rethink on plan to diverge on EU data laws
Lord Kirkhope claims costs of failing to maintain close ties with Europe will outweigh even the government’s claimed benefits of £11bn
DBS trims customer service centre hours as strike begins
Staff working on agency’s webchat, helpline and email support begin walkout