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Recently appointed boss Ian Bell discusses his mission to ‘repair trust’ in the company while helping forces get the most out of technology

Lucy Hocking of RAND Europe looks at the three main barriers preventing women from thriving in the STEM sector – and how they can be overcome

Potential 10-year deal will be open to all police and fire services and will feature up to 20 suppliers of back-office technology

The relaunched annual GDS event shone a light on the government’s key digital-transformation strategies and initiatives for the coming months and years. PublicTechnology went along to find out more

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

Local authorities given chance to bid for slice of funding

After 12 months in the job, the digital performance of the heads of the six city regions is assessed by Georgina Maratheftis of techUK

Taskforce formed to ‘quickly develop’ alternative options after EC warns that the UK may be frozen out of secure elements of Galileo project

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

Select committee claims that, despite appearance of company’s CTO, 39 questions remain unanswered

Gavin Williamson wants technologists and journalists to sign up to help fight against the ‘age of disinformation’ 

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'

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

Existing operations chief to switch to post heading up organisation’s Brexit team

As long-term outsourcing arrangement is phased out, authority looks to engage with wide array of new suppliers

Newly created role comes with brief to ‘transform service delivery’ of county council

Chief executive of tax agency writes to MPs to update on progress of project to replace CHIEF system

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

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’

Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda

Cybersecurity unit director reveals how US intelligence agency is working to spread best practice by promoting openness and collaboration