Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec Digital, Data & Technology

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
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Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office issues update on technical issues
Government scraps cross-department chief digital officer role
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OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
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DWP perm sec signs off on £700m 10-year workplace transformation plan
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Programme will deliver return on investment of £2.4bn over three decades
Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
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Sunak breaks up BEIS and ‘refocuses’ DCMS
Machinery of government change creates new departments for energy; business and trade; and science, innovation and technology
FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
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FCDO signs consultancy to £6.5m deal to boost cyber resilience
Department retains firm on two-year deal
Home Office and Motorola terminate £400m emergency services contract
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Tech firm will continue to support Airwave system but deal to develop replacement has ended two years early
HMRC home working ‘not to blame’ for self-assessment helpline delays
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HMRC home working ‘not to blame’ for self-assessment helpline delays
Perm sec blames unnecessary calls and last-minute rush to file tax returns for busy phone lines
Starting the year with inclusivity: how civil servants can become disability allies
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Vetting service failures ‘putting national security work at risk’
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Watchdog says it is “essential” that Cabinet Office sets clear route to reform to get service back on track
Home Office and BEIS first under the microscope in pilots of new cyber audits
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Home Office and BEIS first under the microscope in pilots of new cyber audits
External supplier brought in to run the rule over government systems as rollout begins of ‘GovAssure’ programme
How will location data help solve the challenges of 2023?    
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Location data supports public services and helps cut costs – but changes can we expect to see this year?
'Compelling' communicator sought to lead government digital and data strategy
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‘Transformation won’t come easy’: Megan Lee on keeping a 'razor-sharp focus’ at CDDO and tackling recruitment challenges head on
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Achieving the Central Digital and Data Office's commitments will be hard but the benefits are incalculable, its chief strategy and transformation officer says