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
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
29 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Minister: Pension scheme failures ‘utterly unacceptable’
New cross-government AI and Future of Work Unit launched
29 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
New cross-government AI and Future of Work Unit launched
DSIT collaborates with Meta and Anthropic to modernise government services
28 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT collaborates with Meta and Anthropic to modernise government services
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
08 May 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Scottish civil servants told not to discuss policy with ChatGPT
Staff warned to avoid sharing government policy details when using generative AI tools
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
07 May 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
Fellows will gain “rare access to government decision-making, professional development, and powerful cross-sector networks”
The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall Exclusive
06 May 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall
While our friends across the Atlantic favour the ostentatious and outrageous when it comes to tackling inefficiency, we must take a different approach
DBT seeks watchdog's advice on £136m Post Office subsidy to replace Horizon IT system
01 May 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
DBT seeks watchdog's advice on £136m Post Office subsidy to replace Horizon IT system
Department has proposed giving the public corporation significant funding to deliver ongoing tech upgrade work this year in support of eventual migration from Fujitsu platform
HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
30 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC labelled 'lumbering dinosaur' and urged to modernise systems
PAC report finds rising costs of tax compliance and outdated systems have damaged trust in HMRC
Software update: What's new in the 'new GDS'?
29 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Software update: What's new in the 'new GDS'?
After signalling its intention to revamp government’s core digital operations, the new administration has now set out detailed plans for doing so – while keeping Whitehall’s most recognisable tech brand in play
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
23 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary exit scheme
Exit scheme “part of us beginning to get smaller, and we expect that to continue”, second perm sec says
Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
16 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Ex-soldier jailed over £900k MoD fraud
Five former colleagues escape custody over scam targeting online administration system
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
16 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
Entrepreneur gets select-committee thumbs up to lead tech-funding agency for £215k a year
'Generative AI is not the solution to every problem': Survey reveals officials' 'misconceptions' about AI
14 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
'Generative AI is not the solution to every problem': Survey reveals officials' 'misconceptions' about AI
GDS research finds many civil servants continue to associate artificial intelligence solely with generative tools
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
11 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
Hitting target for 10% of civil servants to be digital, data and cyber professionals will save half a billion pounds a year, COO says
‘Minimise environmental impact’: Guidance for government digital services updated
09 Apr 2025 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Minimise environmental impact’: Guidance for government digital services updated
Addition to Government Design Principles is the first in 13 years