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    Digital, Data & Technology

    The latest Digital, Data & Technology news from Civil Service World
    Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand
    03 Sep Digital, Data & Technology

    Departing Land Registry chief Simon Hayes talks lockdown, hybrid working and fighting the perfect storm of staff shortages and record demand

    Hayes reflects on transformation, choices and challenges at HMLR as he departs after six years in post to become chief exec at Sports England
    by Jess Bowie
    DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
    05 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
    DSIT staff numbers increase by more than half as GDS moves in
    MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
    04 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
    MPs launch probe into MoD’s Afghan data breach
    Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
    01 Sep Digital, Data & Technology
    Government warned of need to go 'further and faster' to improve data security
    Cabinet Office to review all major Atos contracts in wake of health IT failure
    07 Mar 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Cabinet Office to review all major Atos contracts in wake of health IT failure

    All Atos contracts worth more than £10m now under review after public accounts committee said the outsourcing firm had "acted solely with its own short term best interests in mind" on GP data service


    Home Office hindered by 'depressingly familiar' leadership churn as it grappled with e-borders scheme, says PAC
    04 Mar 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Home Office hindered by "depressingly familiar" leadership churn as it grappled with e-borders scheme, says PAC

    Public Accounts Committee points the finger at frequent leadership changes in its report on the Home Office's long-running border data troubles


    HMRC seeks to reassure MPs over switch to digital tax system
    03 Mar 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    HMRC seeks to reassure MPs over switch to digital tax system

    Treasury committee chair Andrew Tryie warns of "lack of detailed explanation" of how HMRC's Making Tax Digital plans will play out


    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing
    29 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Government outlines plans to boost public sector data sharing

    Consultation outlines proposals to let government share data to improve services, reduce fraud, and create timely research and statistics



     


    Met Office strike: hundreds of staff take action over specialist pay
    25 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Met Office strike: hundreds of staff take action over specialist pay

    “All we’re asking is for the Met Office to be able to allocate what it needs to fund staff by industry standards,” Prospect’s Gordon Hutchinson tells CSW, as hundreds of Met Office staff set up picket lines


    Government Digital Service director Stephen Foreshew-Cain: GDS must not act as a “forcing function”
    22 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Government Digital Service director Stephen Foreshew-Cain: GDS must not act as a “forcing function”

    "I think we continued to do the ‘to departments’ [approach] for perhaps a little longer than we could or should have," GDS boss says


    Government Digital Service stalwart Tony Singleton to take on new role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
    18 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Government Digital Service stalwart Tony Singleton to take on new role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Director for G-Cloud and the digital commercial programme at the Government Digital Service moving to become deputy director of the BIS digital service


    Crown Commercial Service eyes shake-up of deal for civil service PCs and tablets
    17 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Crown Commercial Service eyes shake-up of deal for civil service PCs and tablets

    "Technology Products 2" framework will launch later this year – and CCS has begun conversations with departments and suppliers about improving the £1bn-a-year arrangement for buying in hardware and software


    Science and Technology committee warns of departmental data 'silos' – as GDS sets out plans to smash them
    16 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Science and Technology committee warns of departmental data "silos" – as GDS sets out plans to smash them

    Report by committee of MPs says UK government is "in a world-leading position" on open data – but could be "proactively identifying data sharing opportunities to break departmental data silos"


    Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier raises further questions about HMRC’s tax assurance commissioners
    12 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier raises further questions about HMRC’s tax assurance commissioners

    MP Meg Hillier tells CSW that public confidence in the way HM Revenue and Customs reaches settlement deals with large corporations will be an issue until there is greater transparency


    Sharp rise in public sector outsourcing over the past six months - study
    11 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Sharp rise in public sector outsourcing over the past six months - study

    Latest Outsourcing Index by firm arvato finds 26% year-on-year rise in government spending on outsourcing


    Andy Beale to become government's deputy chief technology officer as GDS looks to the future
    05 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Andy Beale to become government's deputy chief technology officer as GDS looks to the future

    Common Technology Services chief Andy Beale to become deputy CTO – as government prepares to unveil digital strategy for the next four years


    Department for Work and Pensions “evasive” over Universal Credit delays, says Public Accounts Committee
    03 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Department for Work and Pensions “evasive” over Universal Credit delays, says Public Accounts Committee

    MPs say they are “disappointed” by lack of clarity over progress on welfare reforms


    Civil service chief John Manzoni: Rise in Whitehall consultancy spend shows need to tackle “critical skills shortage”
    01 Feb 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Civil service chief John Manzoni: Rise in Whitehall consultancy spend shows need to tackle “critical skills shortage”

    Reducing reliance on consultants and temps will require "much more fundamental workforce transformation" than seen so far, civil service chief John Manzoni tells MPs. But he says the organisation is "on the road" to addressing the problem


    Civil servants 'unfairly criticised' in Google tax row, says the FDA's Dave Penman
    29 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Civil servants "unfairly criticised" in Google tax row, says the FDA's Dave Penman

    FDA general secretary Dave Penman says HMRC staff should not be blamed for internet giant Google’s controversial tax deal


    Security fears hamper civil service’s drive to share data with other public bodies, survey finds
    29 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Security fears hamper civil service’s drive to share data with other public bodies, survey finds

    New research shows Whitehall departments are good at sharing data with each other, but openness with the wider public sector is more of a challenge


    Government Digital Service programme director Janet Hughes: What if boldness were an explicit value of the civil service?
    28 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Government Digital Service programme director Janet Hughes: What if boldness were an explicit value of the civil service?

    Civil servants will always need to be honest, impartial, objective, and act with integrity – but we must make sure we don’t encourage passivity or inertia


    Crown Commercial Service seeks overhaul of temporary staff sourcing deal worth up to £5bn
    27 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Crown Commercial Service seeks overhaul of temporary staff sourcing deal worth up to £5bn

    "Contingent Labour One" will be replaced with a "Temporary Worker Contracting Vehicle", as CCS places heavy focus on digital skills and hints at smaller lots


    MPs launch corporation tax review in wake of HMRC's deal with Google
    26 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    MPs launch corporation tax review in wake of HMRC's deal with Google

    Treasury Committee to review HMRC's approach to tax avoidance and consider whether overhaul of corporation tax is needed amid row over deal with search giant Google


    Courts & Tribunals Service ordered to contact thousands of divorcees affected by faulty online form
    22 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Courts & Tribunals Service ordered to contact thousands of divorcees affected by faulty online form

    Minister says longstanding errors with online documents could have affected 2,200 divorce settlements


    Blockchain pilots should form part of city deals, says government chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport
    19 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Blockchain pilots should form part of city deals, says government chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport

    Government should be trialling use of distributed ledger technologies to improve welfare payments, according to a report published today


    Cabinet Office 'reviewing big government IT deals' as expiry draws near
    18 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    Cabinet Office "reviewing big government IT deals" as expiry draws near

    Project "Ocean Liner" reportedly mulls insourcing and says there is "no consistent advice" for dealing with IT challenges across government


    NHS England launches hunt for new chief information and technology officer
    14 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    NHS England launches hunt for new chief information and technology officer

    Successful candidate will succeed Tim Kelsey to lead on IT procurement and implementation


    GDS to launch 'Notify' text notification service
    12 Jan 2016 Digital, Data & Technology
    GDS to launch "Notify" text notification service

    Government Digital Service prepares to roll out text, email and letter notification service for citizens in bid to cut inbound calls


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