Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments
22 Jan Digital, Data & Technology

Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments

‘This is a real scandal’, warns Prospect, as POA adds to growing calls for urgent action
by Tevye Markson
DHSC: Near-£300k salary offered for new digital DG
21 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
DHSC: Near-£300k salary offered for new digital DG
'Brits deserve better': DSIT launches CustomerFirst unit to transform public services
19 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
'Brits deserve better': DSIT launches CustomerFirst unit to transform public services
HMRC perm sec says AI adoption won’t reduce staff numbers
15 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC perm sec says AI adoption won’t reduce staff numbers
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
12 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister talks up AI potential to cut fraud-detection jobs and boost wages
Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart says government is also exploring AI that could help departments retain institutional memory amid high churn rates
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
10 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Pay, recruitment and line management: Key commitments in the civil service people plan
New workforce strategy also sets out plans for a smaller SCS, more joined up L&D and a new HR functional strategy
Scale of government legacy IT systems at 'critical' risk revealed
10 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Scale of government legacy IT systems at 'critical' risk revealed
Ministry of Defence has most red-rated legacy tech system among departments which provided figures
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
09 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
One in 17 DSIT officials working solely on AI, perm sec says
Sarah Munby reveals 6% of her department's staff are “completely dedicated” to projects focused on artificial intelligence
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
09 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil servants lied to me about Post Office scandal, Ed Davey claims
Lib Dem leader says he raised concerns about the Horizon IT system as a minister in coalition government
'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
05 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
'There is never a dull day’: Meet the government legal advisers helping to shape legislation
Government lawyers play a key role in developing legislation – they tell us some of the work they have been doing
Decisions made via WhatsApp must go on official record, Cabinet Office says
03 Jan 2024 Digital, Data & Technology
Decisions made via WhatsApp must go on official record, Cabinet Office says
Fresh guidance instructs ministerial private offices and perm sec offices to transfer decisions from non-corporate communications channels onto the record
HMRC seeks suppliers for £500m shared services contract
22 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC seeks suppliers for £500m shared services contract
The tax department is leading the Unity cluster, which also includes DfT and DLUHC, to implement standardised back-office software platforms
'Being bold and innovative means making brave choices': Angela MacDonald on HMRC's transformation journey
14 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Being bold and innovative means making brave choices': Angela MacDonald on HMRC's transformation journey
HMRC's second perm sec looks back on a year she is proud of, and forward to her first Christmas as a "granny"
'Culture matters a lot – especially when dealing with lots of change': Sarah Munby reflects on DSIT's first year
08 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
'Culture matters a lot – especially when dealing with lots of change': Sarah Munby reflects on DSIT's first year
Taking on a new portfolio has made 2023 an energising but hectic year for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology perm sec
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
07 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
GPA to roll out new security-pass system across government estate
About 60,000 civil servants are already using new GovPass smart card system, as property unit seeks long-term supplier for £1m contract
Why digital deliverability is vital for 2024 election policy pledges
06 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Why digital deliverability is vital for 2024 election policy pledges
Former Cabinet Office deputy director for digital delivery Clayton Smith flags five common pitfalls that lead to failure