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
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office issues update on technical issues
17 Dec Digital, Data & Technology
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office issues update on technical issues
Government scraps cross-department chief digital officer role
09 Dec Digital, Data & Technology
Government scraps cross-department chief digital officer role
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
02 Dec Digital, Data & Technology
OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
17 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
Current CDDO head Joanna Davinson is to depart role imminently
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
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
10 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
Department discloses that it was the target of an attack
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
09 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
Border disruption could get even worse as passenger numbers increase and stricter new EU checks are introduced
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
Can government destroy its legacy?
30 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Can government destroy its legacy?
As much as half of government’s near-£5bn annual spend on IT is dedicated to the maintenance of ageing or unsupported tech. A range of digital leaders tell Sam Trendall about the issues they face with legacy, and how they can be addressed
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
26 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
19 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
Staff will either become civil servants or move over to commercial providers
Machines advise, people decide Partner Content
18 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Machines advise, people decide
Machine Learning systems could be enormously valuable in government, but carefully managing the development and operation of those systems is crucial to realising their full potential for the benefit of public services
2022: the year the public sector fights back Partner Content
17 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
2022: the year the public sector fights back
Tim Skinner, public sector director at NetApp UKI, discusses the challenges organisations face moving into 2022, and also the ways they can overcome these obstacles
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
14 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
ICO says “erasing, destroying or concealing” relevant information is a criminal offence