Union calls for private care homes to be subject to FOI laws
Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’
New boss for BPDTS as it approaches DWP integration
Rich McHugh replaces Loveday Ryder, who joins DVSA
Scottish Government puts £12m funding into digital
Money will support use of tech by SMEs
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‘Our adversaries are investing in AI’, warns military intelligence chief
Russia and China are increasingly operating in a ‘grey zone between war and peacetime’, according to the government
Hancock hails ‘defining moment’ in virus response as NHS contact-tracing app to launch nationwide this month
Businesses urged to prepare for 24 September
Home Office tightens measures to prevent ‘political’ social media posts
Department installs ‘extra checks’ on civil servants’ tweets after reference to ‘activist lawyers’
New civil service chief issues call for government to ‘unlock the potential of data’
Incoming cabinet secretary Simon Case praises ‘innovative’ response to coronavirus
HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error
Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters
Digital sector accounts for one in five workers in Scotland’s major cities
Stats show healthy tech industry blossoming in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ministerial caricatures, presidential letters, and overseas stamps – FCDO lifts lid on 300 years of documents
The newly created department has published a full inventory of the nearly 10,000 paper documents that form its archive
Whitehall workforce stats: Which departments are expanding and which are shrinking?
Some ministries shed almost 5,000 people in FY20 while others grew headcount substantially, data shows
Order for NHS to share confidential patient data extended to March 2021
All parts of the NHS instructed to share information as required to support coronavirus response
Scottish Government kickstarts plan to foster 300 tech start-ups
Five hubs for new technology businesses are to be created with £4m in public funding
Scottish online learning platform expands
The e-Sgoil system will offer a wide range of courses across the country
GDS contractor recruited through Cummings blog fired after ‘revulsion’ over Black Lives Matter tweet
Data specialist suggested online that police could use ‘live rounds’ on protesters
Williamson made ‘fundamental mistake’ on algorithms, says Ofqual chair
Roger Taylor tells select committee that government repeatedly overlooked regulator’s guidance
Where do digital professionals rank on the Whitehall salary league table?
Education and training inspectors have the highest median pay packet
HMRC appoints former energy and telecoms exec Daljit Rehal as digital chief
Senior manager replaces interim CDIO Mark Denney
‘Fair and open’ hiring process pledged for government digital chief after concerns over Amazon head’s role on selection panel
Government claims using sector expertise is commonplace for the most senior roles
Johnson blames ‘mutant algorithm’ for exams debacle
Prime minister acknowledges process was ‘stressful’ for pupils
Ofqual hits back at statisticians as row over five-year NDA intensifies
Exam body’s chair describes non-disclosure clause as ‘normal and ethical’ while RSS chief accuses regulator of ‘desperate’ behaviour
Recruitment begins for government chief digital officer
New position comes instead of GCDIO role that was advertised last autumn but never filled
Fiona Deans to take over as leader of GDS
Chief operating officer to take interim charge as director general Alison Pritchard joins ONS
Better call Maude – former minister drafted in to review Cabinet Office
Minister who oversaw procurement revamp and creation of GDS gets a second shot at driving Whitehall reform