EXCL: Work starts on £6m cross-government digital system for civil servants to move between departments
Fujitsu awarded contract to build platform that intends to enable transfers ‘at pace and without friction’
Public bodies tighten restrictions on TikTok
App is now formally banned from Scottish Government devices and can no longer be accessed on...
‘Damaging to public trust’ – ministers and departments warned over statistical shortcomings
Annual report from charity Full Fact claims numerous senior figures failed to correct misleading...
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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
Report crowns Manchester top UK hotspot for tech start-ups
City is the best place outside London to start a technology business, study finds
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
Leaders of technology units say that subsumption will accelerate transformation and enable consistent messaging
‘Work from home where possible’ – Northern Ireland updates Covid advice
Ministers issue statement aimed at ‘strengthening the message’ on mitigations for virus transmission as winter looms
GOV.UK login system received £100m funding in Spending Review
Head of Central Digital and Data Office says that her team worked closely with Treasury colleagues to ensure tech initiatives were supported by funding round
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
Joint statement from 10 governments pledges cooperation in delivering transformation objectives
Government says tech will help reach aviation net zero as data shows Sunak flew London to Birmingham and back in a day
Junior minister says that private flights can sometimes ‘provide better value for money’
‘Simply unacceptable’ – MPs slam DWP over £8bn in benefit fraud during pandemic
But government maintains that fraud and error remain rare