‘The civil service needs to modernise’ – departing Whitehall chief urges officials to engage with ‘substance’ of Cummings reform plans
Mark Sedwill says equipping government with ‘more expertise… is a good thing’
Sturgeon apologises after outcry over exam results downgraded by ‘deprivation algorithm’
First minister acknowledges misstep and vows to ‘put it right’
PM insists Test and Trace system ‘world-beating’
Labour supports possible creation of local schemes
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Russian ambassador says there is ‘no sense’ in vaccine cyberattack allegations
But foreign secretary Raab claims UK is ‘absolutely confident’ in attribution and was right to make public pronouncement
Salaries of government technologists in same pay band differ by as much as £40,000
Report from NAO finds big disparities in Whitehall pay packets
Chinese officials lament ‘disappointing and wrong’ Huawei decision
Representatives of China’s government criticise move, while Huawei claims decision is about trade, rather than security concerns
Coronavirus has shown Whitehall can avoid getting 'bogged down' in bureaucracy – civil service chief
Chief operating officer Alex Chisholm calls for 'experimentation and innovation'
UK 5G network faces three-year delay and £2bn extra cost as government confirms Huawei expulsion
The Chinese tech vendor’s kit will be removed entirely by 2027, digital secretary Oliver Dowden has announced
Minister believes government ‘likely’ to see return on £400m investment in satellite firm
Before entering bankruptcy OneWeb had been funded to the tune of $3.3bn with no revenues generated yet
Downing St assembles data science A-team
Dominic Cummings’ ambitions realised as prime minister’s office seeks to recruit crack squad of data scientists for No. 10 skunkworks
Scottish Tech Army helps 70 organisations
Charities affected by the pandemic have been helped out by group of IT and digital professionals
Letter from Australia: how the government got serious on cybersecurity
CyberArk, our sponsor for PublicTechnology Cyber Week, writes about how industry and government are working together to meet Australia’s cyber challenges
HMRC appoints second perm sec to lead transformation
Customer service head Angela MacDonald is promoted
Government declines to set date for contact-tracing app
Head of Test and Trace programme Baroness Harding says she does not want to specify a timeframe as projects often do not ‘run in a smooth way’
How big is the UK’s cyber skills gap?
A major government-commissioned study found that about half of UK organisations are lacking basic security skills. PublicTechnology talks to the researchers behind it to find out where the skills gaps are and how they can filled
Gove believes Whitehall reform plans will not suffer because of close association with Cummings
Cabinet Office minister said that, despite the controversy that often surrounds the PM’s top adviser, ‘people are interested in Dominic and his ideas’
The fog of cyberwar
For governments and armed forces around the world, the digital domain has become a potential battlefield. But this new realm of warfare brings with it many ethical and legal complications. PublicTechnology talks to digital ethics expert Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo to find out more.
Cyber national security: how the UK has prepared itself for major attacks
We are approaching the fourth anniversary of the foundation of the NCSC and the threats it was created to respond to loom larger than ever. PublicTechnology examines the growth of the UK’s cyber-defence capability
Manchester mayor claims local authorities being ‘kept in the dark’ by government on coronavirus testing data
Andy Burnham says more detailed information needs to be provided with greater frequency
PM set for Huawei 5G U-turn, reports claim
The Chinese vendor will be banished from the next-generation network by the end of the year, it has been reported
Government spends £400m to acquire bankrupt satellite firm
After being shut out of EU satellite programme in light of Brexit, UK joins consortium with Indian telecoms giant Bharti to buy OneWeb
Treasury ‘got it wrong’ over tweet celebrating pubs reopening
Ministry deleted post encouraging people to ‘raise a glass’ after backlash
Fewer frameworks and more ministerial muscle – how government can make good on its SME agenda
The results of techUK’s annual GovTech SME Survey suggest the Digital Marketplace has made a positive impact on access to the public sector tech market but, according to Henry Rex, there are barriers still to be overcome
Gove urges structural change of ‘government machine’ in call for reform
Minister discusses need for new training campus and greater use of data in evaluation of projects