Minister lauds CCS among ‘highest-performing parts of government’ after £3bn savings in FY22
Procurement agency saw £27.6bn spent through its agreements in the last fiscal year, including £2.2bn directly with SMEs
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme...
Edinburgh seeks £12m support for digital inclusion and growth projects
Local authority makes bid for funding from central government
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DWP chief sets 2022 goal of ‘using new technology to make it easier for customers to engage with us’
Peter Schofield discusses the importance of collaborating across organisational boundaries, and why Mary Berry is his ideal New Year’s Eve guest
‘Reform is top of the list for 2022’ – Whitehall COO Chisholm
Civil service operations chief discusses his priorities for the year ahead
HMRC: 85% of customer service is now digital
Minister says ongoing transformation activities will help service levels return to ‘usual high standards’
Tech and data teams win Civil Service Awards
Digital and data units from HMPO and the DfT are among the winners
CDDO working on guidance for ‘standardising government use of cloud’
Process will look at strategies adopted by other countries
Test and Trace scheme brings in £8m partner to support digital leadership
Contract with Axiologik seeks help with ‘delivering digital and technology capability’
Website runs out of LFD test packs as users face online queues for booster-booking
Surge in demand for jabs and tests follows PM’s statement to the nation on Sunday night
NCA seeks chief to fight ‘criminals who have embraced technology’
National Crime Agency recruiting for leader to replace Lynne Owens
UK and US ministers hail ‘significant progress’ on data adequacy
UK digital secretary Dorries promises that countries should deepen
Senior managers’ lack of digital nous cited as key reason for government tech failures
Prevalence of legacy systems and wider shortage of skills also found to be contributory factors, MPs report
Cabinet Office offers £145k in bid to recruit CDIO
Advert for role follows repeated attempts to find senior digital leaders
‘Huge problems’ – MPs raise concerns over Home Office work on £1bn police IT project
Committee publishes damning report on scheme it claims is five years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of pounds over budget
GDS at 10: ‘The purpose that underpins our work is exactly the same’
Chief executive seeks potential new recruits to join ahead of ‘next chapter’
Scotland issues call for employers to enable remote working
First minister Nicola Sturgeon urges firms to permit staff to work from home as Omicron cases increase
Government’s broadband-rollout unit to be spun out into executive agency
BDUK will remain part of DCMS but a new and independent management structure will be established
‘Only a tiny fraction of major projects are properly evaluated’
Report warns that government is spending hundreds of millions of pounds without knowing the impact
Trade secretary targets international digital deals
Government prioritises cross-border agreements to help tech businesses
HMRC tool to track staff experiences with IT
Department sets budget of £500k to create platform through which employees can provide feedback on technology
Former GDS chief Cunnington approved for advisor role at McKinsey
Ex-digital government bigwig’s work at management consultant will be limited to the Middle East
Cabinet Office lambasted over narrow recruitment window for statistics watchdog
Candidates for role as chair of UKSA have been given less than two weeks to apply – which onlookers claim could impact the strength and diversity of the field
Whitehall’s top official admits need to improve civil service technical skills
Simon Case claims government has improved data handling and support for innovation but there is more to do