GDS Service Manual adds guidance to help departments ‘make the case for building the right thing’
New section on measuring benefits on agile projects added to document that helps government create services that comply with GDS standards
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‘My work now is more independent' - Q&A with BT's Nick Hartley
Hartley was a senior officer in the RAF and now works in cyber security for BT. Ahead of the BT Cyber Security Careers Insight, the Officers' Association asked him to share his transition story.
Government seeks major city to lead large-scale urban 5G test project
Conurbation of about 500,000 inhabitants sought to examine use of 5G-enabled tech in business and public services
Department for Work and Pensions eyes next steps for IT helpdesk
DWP asks suppliers to get involved as it scopes out the market for service desk
‘There is incredible demand out there to do this’ – HMRC to roll on with Making Tax Digital
Department’s permanent secretary Jon Thompson discusses the challenges and achievements of the department's reform programme
Hollywood can teach us a lot about technology
BT's Andy Rowland on technological risk, and how the systems fundamental to modern life are under attack
Scottish Government inverts tech procurement to help public sector buy ‘what you do not know exists’
The CivTech scheme starts with a problem, not a solution, and encourages public sector agencies to work with start-ups and entrepreneurs to develop ideas
Border Force seeks head of digital passenger services
Role comes with pay packet of up to £87,000 and remit to oversee rollout of ePassport gates
CCS to launch Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 this summer
After G-Cloud 10 launch was brought forward, procurement agency confirms agile development framework will follow suit
GP contract promises improved data-collection service and £10m for e-referral uptake
Doctors also set 30% target for amount of patients using online services
DWP seeks £36m partner to develop and support child-maintenance platform
Department looks to blend in-house with external teams as support contract with existing supplier approaches conclusion
Whitehall analysis function aims to promote data-science skills across government
Office for National Statistics to spearhead new civil-service profession
HMRC explores use of AI for compliance and complex tax cases
Department also claims that drive to automate is employee-led
Civil service tech upgrade – ‘People want mobile solutions that measure up to standards of their everyday lives’
MoJ operations chief gives update on progress of shared-services strategy
Can we secure mass data collection as IoT networks become ubiquitous?
BT's Mike Pannell on the different ways of anonymising information and their application to IoT data
Southwark council tenants to get full-fibre network
Council signs deal with internet firm Hyperoptic
ICO promises to ‘invoke all our powers’ in Cambridge Analytica probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company
Newham offers £113,000 for new post as head of digital transformation
London borough seeks technology leader to help achieve savings of up to £18m by delivering digital services
Government to roll out big data at the border
Home Office issues tender for £2m project
Who are Whitehall's top tweeters?
Study lifts lid on most prolific central government departments and those with highest levels of engagement
Sutton seeks ‘innovative solutions’ to air-quality and independent-living challenges
London borough kicks off its Smart Place project by launching two tenders
GDS soups up Notify to cope with hundredfold increase in usage
The messaging platform can now cope with a million messages per hour – 100 times higher than its previous peak of 10,000