GDS launches passport-checking verification scheme for commercial services
Year-long pilot will include up to 11 firms
‘The civil service needs to modernise’ – departing Whitehall chief urges officials to engage with ‘substance’ of Cummings reform plans
Mark Sedwill says equipping government with ‘more expertise… is a good thing’
Sturgeon apologises after outcry over exam results downgraded by ‘deprivation algorithm’
First minister acknowledges misstep and vows to ‘put it right’
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MoD agency floats £10m deal for ‘digitisation of sailing directions’
UK Hydrographic Office seeks partner to help it get the most out of its maritime data
Cabinet Office uses new digital survey tool to quiz officials on impact of coronavirus
Civil servants will be asked about how the crisis has impacted their working lives
More than 10,000 a day signing up for Verify
GDS reveals measures taken to increase capacity include splitting traffic and investments made by the two commercial partners
HMRC offers new digital chief £200k and ‘challenge like no other’
Tax agency begins search for long-term replacement for Jacky Wright
DCMS quizzed over guidance for dating sites
No specific guidance has been issued for sector, but minister says department would ‘expect everyone to be aware’ of social distancing
DWP launches online pension credit applications
Government claimed service will augment options at a time when phonelines may be busy
Parliamentary committee calls for additional privacy for NHS tracing app
MPs and peers express concerns over ‘unprecedented data-gathering’
NHS tracking app must do ‘heavy lifting’ to avoid second virus peak, claims chief scientific adviser
Sir Patrick Vallance believes UK ‘should be able to avoid a second wave’ of Covid-19
Most citizens back government action on spread of social-media disinformation
Study commissioned by Open Knowledge Foundation finds support for tougher measures
Rules laid down for MPs’ remote voting system
System gets provisional select committee thumbs up, but members are warned they will face punishment if they let others vote for them
Scottish Government commissions independent review of national tech sector
Skyscanner COO Mark Logan is appointed to lead research exercise
Hancock asks citizens to ‘do your duty’ by downloading app
Health secretary calls on public to embrace technology
Government spends £800k on queue-management system for coronavirus test-booking site
Software from ACF Technologies was purchased without usual competitive procedures
DWP to end benefit payments to Post Office card accounts
Claimants will be required to use bank account as minister salutes work of 'hidden heroes'
ICO tells NHS to ‘collect minimum amount of personal data’ as contact-tracing app starts trial
As health service program moves towards nationwide launch, regulator sets out principles that should be followed
HMRC told to improve IT systems after £7bn tax-reporting bungle
Statistics regulator publishes report that flags up necessary improvements
Lack of internet leaving child asylum-seekers ‘completely isolated’
Scottish charity warns of families stuck in lockdown without access to education resources
Public body puts 3D printers to use to produce PPE kit
Historic Environment Scotland manufactures protective gear
Scotland to adopt ‘fully virtual parliament’
System will be implemented over the next few weeks
WATCH: Lessons learned during agile delivery – address accessibility upfront and avoid technical debt
Following the design and launch of a new service for the registration of drones, delivery partner BJSS passes on some advice for others embarking on agile projects
Government to keep Verify in house for another 18 months after ‘unprecedented demand’
The spike in usage prompted by the surge in Universal Credit claims has prompted the Treasury to approve another tranche of funding