Articles tagged with: Government Digital Service
Government trebles number of services using One Login
27 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Government trebles number of services using One Login
Some 30 government services and 3.8 million people now using the login platform
Migrating millions to OneLogin, exploring AI and Christmas films: GDS chief Tom Read’s 2024 priorities and festive plans
19 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Migrating millions to OneLogin, exploring AI and Christmas films: GDS chief Tom Read’s 2024 priorities and festive plans
The Government Digital Service CEO reflects on 2023, sets out aims for 2024 and ponders whether his son is old enough to watch Die Hard
Why digital deliverability is vital for 2024 election policy pledges
06 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Why digital deliverability is vital for 2024 election policy pledges
Former Cabinet Office deputy director for digital delivery Clayton Smith flags five common pitfalls that lead to failure
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
14 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Maude: Appoint chief functional officers to tackle 'diluted authority and mandate'
Perm sec-level officials should lead push to streamline and strengthen digital, HR, commercial and other functions, review finds
Deloitte gets new £16m contract to work on government login system
21 Aug 2023 Civil Service Reform
Deloitte gets new £16m contract to work on government login system
Deloitte wins another deal to provide skills and assistance for One Login project, which will be used throughout departments
One Login expected to cost £305m – and deliver £1.75bn benefits
02 Aug 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
One Login expected to cost £305m – and deliver £1.75bn benefits
Annual study from Infrastructure and Projects Authority paints positive picture of programme that ‘continued to deliver at pace, successfully meeting its major planned milestones’
HMRC and DWP to start using One Login within the next year
26 Jun 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC and DWP to start using One Login within the next year
GDS sheds light on plans to continue rollout of government-wide system over the coming months
Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
19 Apr 2023 Commercial
Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
Department to develop single internal infrastructure that will replace two incumbent platforms
Cabinet Office unveils plans to expand departments’ powers to share personal data
06 Jan 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office unveils plans to expand departments’ powers to share personal data
Proposals will allow for more information to be processed to support One Login identity-verification service
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
13 Dec 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Out with the old, in with the new: GDS head Tom Read looks to the future
Government Digital Service's chief exec salutes new talent and tells us about the need to protect crucial teams 
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
22 Nov 2022 Commercial
Cabinet Office warned of ‘serious risk’ to services as UKCloud customers hit with sevenfold price increase
Customers that cannot pay fees seven times higher than contracted price face a race against time to migrate data from collapsed £40m public sector hosting firm
UK ranked No.5 in global public-services league table
03 Oct 2022 Analysis
UK ranked No.5 in global public-services league table
United Arab Emirates is top performer in human-centred design analysis
'Previous digital and data strategies were long in aspiration and short in delivery': Why this time is different
13 Jun 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
'Previous digital and data strategies were long in aspiration and short in delivery': Why this time is different
The new three-year plan for government’s use of digital and data includes a commitment to improve scores of departments’ biggest services, Alex Chisholm says
Red light, green light: examining the government's progress on improving its performance
22 Apr 2022 Civil Service Reform
Red light, green light: examining the government's progress on improving its performance
CSW assesses progress against key actions set out in the Declaration on Government Reform, and explores how volunteering can boost skills and support key priorities
UK ‘behind other countries’ in making government services digital first, GDS boss admits
07 Apr 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
UK ‘behind other countries’ in making government services digital first, GDS boss admits
Tom Read tells PublicTechnology Live about how the agency’s future priorities were informed by its peers in Ukraine
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
16 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
Home Office works with Central Digital and Data Office to put together proposal
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
08 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service ‘needs one-in, two-out rule for London recruitment’
Think tank calls for acceleration of Places for Growth reforms with binding targets for departments
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
28 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Government Digital Service chief tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
An open door to DDaT and a surfeit of sign-ins: what next for digital government?
05 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
An open door to DDaT and a surfeit of sign-ins: what next for digital government?
Government’s digital leaders discussed challenges and plans for the months ahead at techUK’s annual public sector tech conference. We listened in
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
15 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
Smartphone platform will form part of wider One Login programme
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
23 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
“Brownfield site” of legacy tech poses a particular challenge, civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm tells MPs
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
10 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
Academics say digital tactics raise legal and ethical questions
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
07 Jul 2021 Commercial
Former GDS chief cleared to work for Canadian government
Kevin Cunnington will be an unpaid adviser to Department for Work and Pensions equivalent
HMRC to offer free period products to staff
03 Jun 2021 HR
HMRC to offer free period products to staff
Department says move is “another positive step” to make sure workers are treated with dignity, empathy and respect