Government will try to protect digital roles in civil service job cuts, according to Whitehall chief
Civil service chief operating officer cites technology and commercial professions as among those where more skills are needed
Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan
The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with...
DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes
Department advertises roles for savvy senior managers to oversee supplier engagements
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Treasury eyes 50:50 split between office and remote working
Job advertisements specify “two-to-three days a week” in the office for London and Darlington roles
Parliamentary Digital Service seeks new MD to drive digital “step change”
Westminster post an opportunity to reset digital services for MPs and Lords
New Zealand privacy watchdog John Edwards chosen as next information commissioner
Government chooses preferred candidate to replace Elizabeth Denham
‘The vast majority have been thwarted’ – minister salutes DWP fraud response
Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well’ with challenges
Cabinet Office training revamp aims to equip civil service leaders for ‘technology-driven world’
Updated programmes will address areas including ‘digital and analytical fluency’
Homeworking cited in delays to DBS checks
Home Office publishes details of annual performance
Emergency Services Network seeks £130k commercial bigwig to manage supplier contracts
Postholder will be asked to ‘create a culture and behaviour change’
Calls for pay cut for remote-working civil servants were ‘unhelpful’, says Gove
But minister adds that return to office may deliver ‘productivity advantages’
Scotland begins programme to deliver a laptop or tablet to all schoolchildren
Government intends to deliver 700,000 devices, as well as upgrading digital infrastructure
GoldmanEye: former spy chief to advise investment bank on cyber issues
Ex-MI6 head Alex Younger approved for new role
Police chief sees ‘lots of potential’ in jet-suit technology
Senior officers and government officials attend demonstration of flying humans
Union fury over suggestion pay could be cut for remote-working civil servants
Anonymous ministerial comments prompt warnings of potential strike action
German authorities arrest UK embassy worker for allegedly leaking documents to Russian intelligence
Individual known as David S detained in Berlin
Will government reconsider digital-only status for EU nationals?
Having hitherto steadfastly maintained its opposition to issuing physical documents to recipients of EU settled status, the Home Office recently met with campaigners to listen to new proposals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
Education secretary asks watchdog to exert ‘pressure’ on universities to return to in-person teaching
Gavin Williamson believes institutions that offer only online options should not charge students full fees
Home Office seeks tech and data leaders as transformation programme rolls on
Department has brought in £300k headhunters to support recruitment
Civil service skills map and synthetic data for policymakers among proposals to improve government data use
Ideas will be tested and the best will be taken forward
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
Transparency campaigners question why Lord Bethell’s documents cannot be retrieved
Leader sought for healthtech and innovation agency
Salary of £110k on offer for new head of Office for Life Sciences
Scottish Government sticks with homeworking advice as restrictions lift
Employers are also encouraged to move towards a hybrid model in the longer term