Pension scheme crisis: Unions urge government to ‘go further’
30 Jan Digital, Data & Technology

Pension scheme crisis: Unions urge government to ‘go further’

Civil service unions call for compensation scheme, voluntary exits delay, and hardship loan consistency
by Tevye Markson
'I promoted flexible working like a campaigner': What I learnt driving inclusivity in the civil service
02 Feb Digital, Data & Technology
'I promoted flexible working like a campaigner': What I learnt driving inclusivity in the civil service
Copilot trial: DWP staff save 19 minutes per day
02 Feb Digital, Data & Technology
Copilot trial: DWP staff save 19 minutes per day
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
29 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
24 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs urge 'acceleration' of plans to set out top civil servants' digital responsibilities
Change to senior appointment letters "should be quite straightforward": PAC chair questions 2025 target
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
22 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
Exclusive interviews with DWP perm sec Peter Schofield and CSPL chair Lord Evans, plus how to help neurodivergent staff thrive
DHSC clarifies arrangements with X for analysing posts by job applicants
19 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
DHSC clarifies arrangements with X for analysing posts by job applicants
Department updates procurement notice to clarify it is paying a monthly charge to analysis posts of would-be hires rather than entering into a multi-month contract
DHSC signs ‘ministerial intelligence’ deal with X to analyse posts by would-be hires
18 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
DHSC signs ‘ministerial intelligence’ deal with X to analyse posts by would-be hires
Twitter UK will provide “a tool to support ministerial appointments by analysing posts by potential applicants”.
Boosting public sector productivity could save tens of billions – NAO
16 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Boosting public sector productivity could save tens of billions – NAO
"It is relatively easy to cut spending" if government takes the right steps, Gareth Davies will tell MPs today
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
16 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
National statistician Ian Diamond updates MPs as Integrated Data Service moves towards full rollout
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
12 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says government is also exploring AI that could help departments retain institutional memory amid high churn rates
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
10 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
New workforce strategy also sets out plans for a smaller SCS, more joined up L&D and a new HR functional strategy
Scale of government legacy IT systems at 'critical' risk revealed
10 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Scale of government legacy IT systems at 'critical' risk revealed
Ministry of Defence has most red-rated legacy tech system among departments which provided figures
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
09 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
Sarah Munby reveals 6% of her department's staff are “completely dedicated” to projects focused on artificial intelligence
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
09 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
Lib Dem leader says he raised concerns about the Horizon IT system as a minister in coalition government
'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
05 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
Government lawyers play a key role in developing legislation – they tell us some of the work they have been doing