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BEIS boss set to take on perm sec role at new tech and innovation department
Sarah Munby takes on top job at newly formed agency
Scottish Government backs tech accelerator with £10m
CivTech scheme helps innovative SMEs to solve public-service challenges
Sunak creates Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
New entity will bring together components of BEIS and DCMS – which returns to a culture-specific brief
DWP chief signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
Programme will deliver return on investment of £2.4bn over three decades
Government offers £120k for leader of Public Sector Fraud Authority
Newly established data-centric entity begins recruitment for first permanent head
‘Critical projects years delayed and at risk of obsolescence’ – alarm sounded over MoD digital
Parliamentary committee flags need for radical reform
MoJ seeks £100m-plus network partner
Ministry seeks provider to offer LAN services – including support with insourcing
DBS claims hybrid working has delivered big boost in productivity and customer service
Chief exec of background-checking organisation also cites strong progress of transformation agenda
Some NHS bodies still in process of ‘reconnecting’ six months on from cyberattack on IT systems supplier
Minister reveals that fallout continues to affect platforms and data
GDS seeks anti-fraud head for One Login programme
Leader will spearhead team dedicated to ‘design, detection and protection’
Expansion of video evidence will help protect vulnerable victims, government claims
Thousands more cases each year will support the use of pre-recorded testimony
Cabinet Office ditches consultancy and professional services spend controls
Removal of guidelines could mean departments can now spend up to £20m on consultants without requiring external approval
Pay constraints hamper government’s ability to attract top tech talent, report finds
Whitehall Monitor finds that DDaT profession has expanded vastly since 2016, but challenges remain in filling the biggest jobs
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
Postholder will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data
More than 850,000 filed online tax return on HMRC deadline day
Department reveals that tens of thousands completed annual process ‘with minutes to spare’
NHS Digital boss hails ‘opportunity to put digital at the heart of the NHS’ as merger concludes
Parliament signs off abolishment of technology unit and transfer of duties and data sets to overarching national body
NHS App to include 111 service
Plans announced to expand remit and availability of the non-emergency advice system
Government unveils £10m plan to launch world’s first self-driving bus
Funding initiative reveals recipients of government backing for automated vehicles, including soon-to-launch passenger service in Edinburgh
Trade department urged to push on with £26m tech transformation scheme
Report finds that DIT must continue to tackle a shortfall of digital specialists and needs to implement new software systems
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber-resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
Newham picks former Microsoft and HSBC exec for new digital leadership post
London borough creates tech-centric assistant CEO role to drive service transformation