‘Sensitive and highly functional’: Historic Whitehall building wins accessibility accolade
01 May Digital, Data & Technology

‘Sensitive and highly functional’: Historic Whitehall building wins accessibility accolade

DSIT HQ wins award following refurb which included introduction of power-assisted doors, step free-access, accessible showers and changing rooms and universal single-sex toilets
by Tevye Markson
Departments can learn from success of Bank of England tech programme, MPs say
01 May Digital, Data & Technology
Departments can learn from success of Bank of England tech programme, MPs say
MHRA hires top tech chief from US public health agency
30 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
MHRA hires top tech chief from US public health agency
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
23 Apr Digital, Data & Technology
Pension crisis: Renewed calls to end Capita contract after Royal Mail decision
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
30 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
Government signals intent for more-business friendly environment as it plans partnerships with the likes of the US, Colombia, India and Kenya
What next for the UK’s data protection regime?
17 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
What next for the UK’s data protection regime?
The EU may have granted its former member state adequacy, but there will be many more issues to resolve in the coming years. Sam Trendall explores
DWP project to ‘address concerns’ over ageing tech in data warehouse
10 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP project to ‘address concerns’ over ageing tech in data warehouse
Department working to update hardware and software
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
06 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
Transparency campaigners question why Lord Bethell’s documents cannot be retrieved
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
05 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
Department runs 30-day exercise in partnership with ethical hackers
Increasing diversity in the civil service Sponsored
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Increasing diversity in the civil service
While surface figures show a diverse make-up in the civil service, there is still work to be done argues Multiverse
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
28 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
Report identifies continued prevalence of ageing tech as one of the major challenges facing the civil service’s digital ambitions
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
27 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
26 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
Auditors identify pattern of decisions being rushed and ill-informed, while digital leaders lack support
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
21 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
Treasury perm sec Sir Tom Scholar among more than 100 who forgot PIN codes and had devices reset
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
16 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
Information Commissioner’s Office says inquiry into security footage leaked from Department of Health and Social Care targeted two homes