Sarah Munby, who was appointed as the new department’s first leader upon its creation in February, sets out her top priorities for its work over the coming months and years […]...
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Department of Health seeks leader for £200m post-WannaCry cyber security push
Next WannaCry a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’, says DHSC’s Katie Farrington, as she starts quest for deputy...
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Department for Work and Pensions eyes next steps for IT helpdesk
DWP asks suppliers to get involved as it scopes out the market for service desk...
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Councils reaching for the cloud, new study shows – but legacy IT keeping them grounded
Socitm/Eduserv research finds that councils are increasingly shifting to a hybrid of cloud and in-house capacity – but warns that existing deals are limiting progress...
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£75k up for grabs as civil service HR chiefs hunt digital big-hitter
Civil Service HR seeks new head of strategy and architecture to set the digital and transformation strategy for key cross-government team...
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Long-awaited G-Cloud 10 gears up for July launch
Provisional timetable represents slip of one month on plans outlined at the start of March...
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Interview: DWP’s Mayank Prakash on AI, DevOps, and working with GDS
The department’s chief digital officer opens up about recruitment challenges, and says his team love getting stuck in to the “messy” work of transformation...
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Cameron cleared for ‘brand ambassador’ role with US tech firm
Appointments watchdog ACOBA approves former PM’s request to work for electronic-payments company...
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Government Digital Service “hindered delivery” of rural payments programme, Public Accounts Committee says
MPs urge the Government Digital Service to provide more support if it wants departments to embrace digital innovation, after report finds that focus on ‘digital by default’ hindered delivery of new […]...
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Sir Nigel Shadbolt to join new Cabinet Office data policy steering group
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock sets up a new group to help departments to become “intelligent consumers of their own data” – and promises lunchtime coding groups for civil servants. Audience members at […]...
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