Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan
Norfolk police use drone to rescue man stranded in marshland
Missing man spotted on images provided by flying device
Sally Meecham unveiled as GDS interim COO
Civil servant returns to organisation to take operational reins
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The core mission of GDS is to help government work better for everyone
Ahead of next week’s Sprint 18 event, GDS director general Kevin Cunnington outlines the organisation’s focus areas for the coming months, and its achievements of the past two years
Zuckerberg warned to appear before MPs or face formal summons
Select committee claims that, despite appearance of company’s CTO, 39 questions remain unanswered
Defence secretary hopes to attract cyber experts to Armed Forces
Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’
Cabinet Office revamps technology spend controls
Newly updated policy implements a 15-month pipeline model which could make it easier for departments to self-approve 'business-as-usual' spending, but GDS pledges the new policy will bring the 'same rigour'
'Now, 65p of every pound we spend is invested back into Manchester'
Manchester City Council's CIO Bob Brown talks to PublicTechnology about the authority's transformation agenda and how it is ensuring the money it spends on IT goes back into the city
GDS hunts for COO as incumbent Pritchard takes role leading Brexit work
Existing operations chief to switch to post heading up organisation’s Brexit team
Birmingham moves away from Capita JV and plans to ‘become a systems integrator’
As long-term outsourcing arrangement is phased out, authority looks to engage with wide array of new suppliers
Surrey seeks digital leader to help drive £250m annual savings
Newly created role comes with brief to ‘transform service delivery’ of county council
Work on customs system 'on track', vows HMRC chief
Chief executive of tax agency writes to MPs to update on progress of project to replace CHIEF system
UK and US authorities unite to ‘hold Russia to account’ for sustained cyber offensive
UK National Cyber Security Centre teams up with FBI and others to issue advice in light of malicious exploits targeting network hardware – including consumer routers
MPs raise ‘serious concerns’ about NHS Digital's use of patient data
Select committee repeats request to stop sharing with the Home Office the name and address of suspected immigration offenders, but NHS Digital insists arrangement is ‘in the public interest’
DCMS builds team to set government data strategy
Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda
NSA: ‘We have not responded to a zero-day in two years – our adversaries are hitting known vulnerabilities’
Cybersecurity unit director reveals how US intelligence agency is working to spread best practice by promoting openness and collaboration
Interview: Surveillance Camera Commissioner discusses his mission to protect privacy and human rights
As an ever-greater volume of increasingly sophisticated devices watch us all, PublicTechnology talks to regulator Tony Porter about his office’s role in ensuring surveillance is always used ‘proportionately and sensitively’
Government's top science and tech advisor starts work
New government chief scientific adviser Dr Patrick Vallance takes up post
London Grid for Learning looks to work with 1,000 new schools in UK expansion
CEO of capital-based not-for-profit trust that helps schools to get the most out of technology discusses plans to expand into the education space outside London and the wider public sector
HMRC offers £96k for contract-management guru to oversee post-Aspire IT engagements
As mega-deal with Capgemini and Fujitsu nears conclusion, department advertises for professional to lead management of contracts with up to 200 technology suppliers
Homes England agrees partnership in bid to ‘become digital pioneer’
Housing agency to work with Accenture and FutureGov
PM moves government data function from GDS to DCMS
Department also takes over BEIS remit for digital signatures in policy shake-up
Parliament's digital team just revealed its gender pay gap - and the results may surprise you
Parliamentary Digital Service chief Tracey Jessup says she is "delighted" with new figures on pay by gender
UK-wide right to fast broadband moves ahead - but councils warn 60,000 could miss out
LGA tells digital department that cost threshold plan means rural premises could undermine legal guarantee