DfT declines review of undigitised DVLA processes for citizens with health conditions
MPs found that ‘inefficient’ manual processes contributed to a pandemic backlog of driving licence applications from those with notifiable medical needs
DWP processing 60 online PIP claims per day as tests of digital service remain small-scale
Department began piloting limited use of online system in October 2020
Ex-intelligence chief ‘appalled’ at ministers’ use of private messages
Former GCHQ and Home Office leader David Omand expresses disapproval of use of WhatsApp and...
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Government sets up £20m compensation pot for victims who fought to expose Post Office IT scandal
Increased funding is set to more than double the money received by those who brought group legal action – with more support to follow
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Government launches unified online portal for gender-recognition applications
Service was ‘developed and tested with trans people’ to help reduce administrative burden of gaining legal recognition of gender
GDS offers £100k for strategy chief
Cabinet Office tech agency seeks leader to spearhead implementation of three-year plan
Government urged to commit to devolution to drive innovation and levelling-up
Think tank report identifies benefits of city mayors, but finds many local officials are frustrated with current interactions with Whitehall
‘Drones are of great interest to the Army – as both a threat and an opportunity’
Minister claims that military is keeping tabs on potential battlefield uses of unmanned aerial technologies
Highways agency adds ex-Facebook bigwig to boardroom line-up
Social network’s former regional leader Diego Oliva appointed to non-executive post
Ex-Whitehall top dog to join board of defence and security firm
Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has landed a non-executive role at BAE Systems
Russia: sanctions tightened on exports of monitoring and military tech
New measures prohibit supply of any tech used for ‘internal repression’
Scottish minister criticises UK government broadband rollout for leaving hardest-to-connect places to last
Finance secretary Kate Forbes claims that implementation in Scotland has begun with remote and rural areas
10 Downing St offers over £100k for data science whizz
Prime minister’s in-house data science unit seeks senior manager to deliver ‘high-impact’ initiatives
DHSC chiefs acknowledge slips in record-keeping over £600m Covid testing contracts
Leaders of health department and UKHSA admit to MPs that some meetings with Randox went undocumented
Parliament to delete data on MPs’ attendance after ministers decry FOI release
Senior parliamentarians are understood to have complained about the storage and release of information collected from use of security passes
‘This lack of transparency could undermine trust’ – DWP scolded over failure to publish research data
Parliamentary committee writes to department urging greater openness
Dundee opens doors on £18m cybersecurity R&D facility
Government-backed hub aims to create jobs and improve resilience
Whitehall chief: ‘From AOs to perm secs – we all need to be data confident’
Government operations leader wants departments to make better use of the ‘huge amounts of data’ at their disposal
First five services to pilot new government-wide login from September
Minister says rollout of One Login will learn the lessons of previous projects and will not take a ‘big bang’ approach
Is the UK ready for the future of compute?
The government’s upcoming review should consider ways to increase the country’s computing capacity, believes Laura Foster of techUK
Government to move 2,500 officials to ‘digitally enabled’ Manchester hub
The city centre facility will include hundreds of civil service posts relocated from London
Net zero: Government warned over data inconsistencies
Auditors cite need for better leadership as PAC chair reminds departments that ‘good data leads to good decisions’
Digital minister: ‘I’m one up from a Luddite – but I am grasping this enthusiastically’
PublicTechnology met with the recently appointed Heather Wheeler, who reveals that overcoming difficulties with tech has been ‘an absolute joy’ – although she still appears to have some challenges with unfortunate remarks