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Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This section looks at three schemes from across government to improve the use of technology in the delivery of key services

Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts

Minister for implementation pledges that the upcoming government innovation strategy will be a practical strategy to address problems

Long-serving digital government professional departing at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities

Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals

Digital unit claims that differentiating between two types of research has ‘created an artificial divide’

Director of service design and assurance leaving post but – contrary to media reports – Kevin Cunnington understood to be remaining in place

Policy paper outlines a range of recommendations for driving use of emerging technologies across the civil service

Paper from think tank Reform urges government to implement an official seal of approval

Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets

Discussions underway for whether and how Liam Maxwell will be replaced after he leaves civil service in October

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations

A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’

Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers

Annual accounts reveal that last year the department stopped, paused, or consolidated more than 100 transformation projects, while reducing the ambition of others

Director general Kevin Cunnington gives speech detailing how the organisation has ‘changed the way we work with departments’

Platform to contain information from councils and bus operations across England

ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch 

Digital engagement leaders tell PublicTechnology about the department’s use of Twitter and LinkedIn to interact with citizens and potential and current employees

Government's national technology adviser discusses why getting digital reforms through the machinery of government may require some help from Jason Bourne

Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers

CSW’s sister title PublicTechnology talks to the head of capability for the civil service’s digital, data and technology profession, Holly Ellis, about how the mantra of ‘do things once’ is being applied to help departments hire and train digital talent

Government looks to create up to 50 different tests for candidates

Supply-teaching and facilities-management frameworks will be among first to be hosted on new web store, as procurement agency also looks to refresh underlying e-sourcing technology

HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade 

Select committee report calls for algorithms to be added to a ministerial brief, and urges departments to publicly declare where and how they use them

Cabinet Office advertises for replacement for Campbell McCafferty, who has held the role since it was created in 2016

Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment

Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’

Competition launched for IT and digital specialists to propose solutions to societal problems

HM Courts and Tribunals Service remains confident it will deliver on reform plan, despite auditors warning of financial, technological, and legislative challenges

Government Digital Service reveals new model was road-tested with four departments

Department kicks off early-engagement exercise for new system of managing problems