Announcing his intention to leave later this year, the head of the benefits department pointed to the rollout of UC, and the reforms it has helped kickstart, among his highlights […]...
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DWP claims 20-minute daily staff gains from Copilot trials
Government’s benefits department has revealed the results of tests in which several thousand civil servants used Microsoft’s artificial intelligence technology, and found efficiency benefits as well as greater job fulfilment […]...
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NAO warns of data and IT issues afflicting government finance ops
The watchdog for auditing public bodies has identified and flagged up a number of technical problems that are currently causing difficulties for government organisations in their assurance and reporting processes […]...
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HMRC deputy leader to work with Capita as unions slam ‘fundamental failure’ of pensions delivery
The tax agency’s second perm sec Angela MacDonald is to lead a group convened to address major issues with casework since the tech outsourcing firm took over administration of scheme […]...
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Ministers want top officials with ‘less experience of writing policy papers, but more experience at private sector innovation’
PM’s representative sheds light on a wide range of new measures, covering the recruitment, performance management and training of officials, all in a bid to ‘move fast and fix things’ […]...
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Outgoing SFO head lauded for leaving behind ‘modernised’ tech-savvy organisation
The incumbent director of the government’s specialist department for clamping down on complex financial crime is to retire, with the unit shortly to begin a search for an innovative successor […]...
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Government signs media partner to boost online reach
A key objective for newly appointed supplier WPP will be helping state messages to reach audiences via the likes of social media platforms, as well as delivering more traditional activities […]...
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Digital pros not included among 5,000 Whitehall voluntary exits
Civil service and ministerial leaders have revealed details of a scheme that will shrink the size of government, but claimed that departments will be asked to protect key technical skills […]...
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‘My experience as PM is of frustration at a whole bunch of regulations, consultations and ALBs’
After about a year and a half in the country’s top job, Keir Starmer has told a committee of MPs about the biggest operational challenges he has so far encountered […]...
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Government headcount hits two-decade high – but ministers cite digital efficiency gains
As the number of officials employed by state departments grows well beyond half a million, senior government figures have suggested that headway is still being made via tech and data […]...
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