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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HMRC automation stopped 100,000 ineligible claims for Covid support
Digital processes helped tax agency block fraudulent attempts, according to minister
National Security College to offer tech training to policy maestros
New facility will open next month
New HMCTS chief pledges to continue to ‘modernise’ justice system
Courts service appoints Nick Goodwin as CEO
Glasgow unveils strategy for digitally excluded households
Local authority believes as many as two in three rented households lack a broadband connection
Military tech unit picks new chief executive
Paul Hollinshead has been appointed to lead Dstl, where he started his career 34 years ago
Concerns raised over virtual vetting interviews for Top Secret access
Staff at government vetting agency are uneasy over ongoing use of technology, reports have claimed
Government seeks £110k leader for Secret IT platform
The Rosa system has been in place since 2018
EXCL: Government withholds information on anti-disinformation unit
PublicTechnology’s attempts to find out more about the Counter-Disinformation Unit were rebuffed after a minister was consulted
Labour still suffering fallout from November cyberattack, activists claim
Local campaigners report election preparations are being hampered
Government to offer online support for victims of conversion therapy
Cabinet Office seeks supplier to support creation of website and helpline
DCMS unveils Mancunian hub for 400 staff
Digital department to set up shop in the city centre
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
Current head of CDDO Joanna Davinson is to depart role imminently
Scottish Government urged to ditch contact-tracing programme
Opponents call for more ‘targeted’ approach to virus
DDaT profession: Government maps out digital accessibility career
Home Office works with CDDO to put together proposal
MPs raise digital concerns over post-Brexit borders
Ambitions to have world-leading systems within three years are ‘optimistic’, according to PAC
Scottish Government puts £6m into tech accelerator
CivTech programme seeks to connect public service providers with tech firms that can help meet their challenges
HMRC chief praises ‘remarkable’ work on post-Brexit customs system
Deputy CEO MacDonald commends adaptation of both outgoing CHIEF and incoming CDS platforms
Reshuffle: A new minister for digital government?
Shifting responsibilities at the Cabinet Office could see GDS and CDDO working with another new minister, while Jacob Rees-Mogg is set to take on the remit of public sector transformation
All Scottish schools to be given pocket-sized computers
Devices are intended to help pupils get to grips with the basics of computer science
Black former GDS employee given six-figure settlement after claims of ‘racial abuse' by managers
Former deputy cabinet secretary cited need for Cabinet Office to look at issues of race ‘at a systemic level’
Government high-risk innovation unit picks exec from US counterpart as first leader
Peter Highnam announced as inaugural chief executive of Aria