Government recruitment regulator in talks over greater independence
Civil Service Commission wishes to create distance from the Cabinet Office – which it has
Government creates Smart Data Council to target citizens’ monthly bills
Numerous departments and industry groups to take part in initiative aiming to eliminate £1,000-a-year ‘loyalty
Scottish courts deploy VR to help prepare witnesses
Tech headsets will be used to enable those giving evidence to experience a virtual environment
Levelling Up department seeks digital bigwig to spearhead Wolverhampton office
Roles offers salary of £120k and chance to be most senior official in West Midlands
Home Office signs £8.5m deal to expand use of immigration casework prioritisation tool
Technology is also set to be used to prioritise workloads in other areas of departmental
Reform recommendations urge externally recruited CEOs for all departments
Think tank report also calls for easier movement between ministries – which flies in the
EXCL: Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
Department to develop single internal infrastructure that will replace two incumbent platforms The Cabinet Office
Government targets full 5G for all 2030
Minister reveals £150m package to support research and uptake The government has set a target
GCHQ appoints first female leader
Anne Keast-Butler named as new boss of intelligence and cyber agency GCHQ is set to
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must ‘be prepared
Scottish Government and NHS announce partnership to test new tech
Programme to support SME growth will work with health test bed initiative The Scottish Government’s
Energy watchdog seeks £120k digital and tech leader
Ofgem opens recruitment for DDaT boss to develop strategy and set progress roadmap The UK’s
Passport delays chalked up to HMPO’s digital difficulties
Committee report expressed doubt that the new system will meet its current target – which
DWP picks former Boots and NHS exec as new digital chief
Richard Corbridge starts tenure as CDIO of major department The Department for Work and Pensions
Government plans system for GPs to authorise at-home tests
System will allow clinicians to authorise kits to be sent out The government is planning
Home Office slammed for ‘extremely poor’ efforts to tackle online fraud
MPs criticise national cybercrime reporting service and other government initiatives The Home Office has been
‘Sow distrust and decrease morale’ – government lifts lid on work of UK’s offensive cyber spy unit
National Cyber Force reveals its work includes covert influence operations as well as disruption of
Government to crunch the numbers on 6,000 major projects as part of work to ‘ensure realistic cost projections’ in future
New Data Benchmarking Service gets off the ground with information injection The government has invested