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Minister claims usage of machines will ‘naturally reduce’ over time

Agency selects Deloitte, PA Consulting, and Cognizant for apparent ‘bench’ arrangements to provide on-demand personnel

Cabinet Office details full brief of Simon Hart and other Cabinet Office ministers

With free movement now set to end abruptly on 31 October, the Home Office remains unable to answer key questions

Launch of initiative follows troubled engagement with Capita

Department recruiting for 19 roles in Digital Channels team

Government's new Innovation Strategy set out ambitious proposals to update processes, eliminate ageing kit, and embrace emerging technologies. Civil Service World's sister title PublicTechnology caught up with GDS innovation head Sue Bateman to find out more

Department to spend up to £300k developing service through Alpha phase

Tax agency issues procurement alert for ‘notebook application’ for evidence-gathering

Department seeks leaders in the areas of digital enablement and cyber risk

Recently launched National Leadership Centre to create online platform allowing leading officials to seek each other out

Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure

Organisation’s Brexit head takes top job

Reforming IT procurement has long been seen as a prosaic counterpoint to the digital transformation of citizen services. As the government prepares to replace the landmark G-Cloud frameworks and the online buying platform that supports them, Sam Trendall talks to Crown Commercial Service technology director Niall Quinn about why government’s purchasing needs would be better served by a GoCompare than an Amazon

Department seeks team to come in conduct review of technical and cultural obstacles

Government response to select committee report opposes MPs’ recommendation to issue physical documents

GDS innovation chief says that civil service business cases should encourage the development of ‘shared aims and objectives’

Number of staff taking courses has more than trebled in last three years

Department signs ‘digital charter’ with 15 companies

Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal

Site due to go live next year

Department floats two-year contact to support delivery of tech and infrastructure

Problems affected ‘a very small number’ of the 350,000 businesses now signed up for digital platform, according to perm sec

Grade 6 post will have join team developing the National Data Strategy

Tech giant announced that next version of iOS will permit third-party access to near-field communications

Department’s chief digital information officer tells Civil Service World about transforming working practices and service delivery at the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware

Cross-departmental body will help to create digital identity market, Cabinet Office says

Other initiatives unveiled in hotly anticipated strategy include a cross-government plan to ‘tackle legacy technology’

Department creates digital system for call centre workers to take information

Public Accounts Committee also says Cabinet Office can't demonstrate its approach ensures value for money

Department implements controls to prevent fraudsters calling citizens from numbers that appear legitimate

Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems

Digital director will lead "transition away from legacy technology", NCA says

Minister says there are "few specialists able to provide the required skills" within the civil service

CCS issues contract notice for £380m online system

Minister reveals cost of building online service