The courts service has downscaled its plans for the ongoing rollout of the £300m new IT system and will keep in place incumbent software in order to ‘protect operational performance’ […]...
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AI to be ‘significant downward driver’ of Whitehall headcount, says deputy PM
Oliver Dowden has unveiled plans to invest more than £100m in the work of the Cabinet Office’s Incubator for AI, while forecasting that technology could help enable government job cuts […]...
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HMRC talks up techie buildings after union voices office-capacity fears
After claims that new 60-40 rules could mean some officials are left without a desk, tax agency claims that use of technology means that staff ‘can work throughout the buildings’ […]...
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Digital and AI could become ‘the institutional memory of departments’, minister claims
Growing use of automation and digital technology could shoulder the burden of tackling fraud, while also offsetting the impact of staff turnover, according to minister for AI efficiency Alex Burghart […]...
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MoD has 11 legacy systems at ‘critical level of risk’
Disclosures from a range of departments reveal that other organisations with multiple systems rated red on CDDO’s risk framework include HMCTS, DWP and HMRC – but some refuse to provide […]...
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Scottish officials given new rules for bank-card spending
After an audit process, the Scottish Government has announced that guidelines for purchases made using official credit cards will be tightened and brought in line with equivalent policies in Westminster […]...
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Stats regulator investigating Sunak’s asylum backlog claims
Following criticism from politicians and civil society, the Office for Statistics Regulation is investigating Rishi Sunak’s statements concerning government’s progress in dealing with tens of thousands of claims for asylum […]...
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CCS opens recruitment for new CEO
Simon Tse is to retire next year after five years at the helm of government buying unit, which is responsible for creating and running a range of major technology frameworks […]...
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Two fifths of officials considering leaving government over homeworking limits
Most survey respondents indicate that hybrid working has made them more productive, while many state that requiring three days a week in the office may see them seek another job […]...
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Transparency: Court rules that junior officials’ names should not be redacted from public legal challenges
Judge sides with human rights charity and instructs government that identities of civil servants outside the SCS should be protected ‘only where it is necessary for good and sufficient reason’ […]...
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