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Despite Its Increased Focus on G-Cloud and Smbs , It Still Has "Some Pretty Shoddy Tech"

Jul 8, 2013

The Cabinet Office has admitted that, despite its increased focus on G-Cloud and SMBs for outsourced projects, it still has "some pretty shoddy tech" - also in spite of acquiring "great people" in comparison to how it worked in the past. ...

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Stephen Kelly Abolished The Role of Government CIO

Mar 18, 2013

Stephen Kelly (pictured), the government's chief operating officer, has abolished the role of government CIO, currently held on an interim basis by Andy Nelson, who is also CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions, as part of the ...

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Martha Lane Fox Are Included in This Year's New Year Honours List

Jan 5, 2013

Olympic CIO Gerry Pennell and Lastminute.com co-founder Martha Lane Fox are included in this year’s New Year honours list Martha Lane Fox, who advises government on digital strategies, including the move to a single domain for ...

Tags: Martha Lane Fox, New Year list, honours, IT

The Government Digital Service Is Rolling out Open Source Content Management System Drupal

Dec 28, 2012

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is rolling out open source content management system Drupal, according to one of its suppliers. GDS is also looking at integrating a Drupal function that will allow it to spin out new government sites ...

Tags: GDS, open source, Drupal, content management system

Government May Appoint 200 Digital Managers to Work Across Whitehall Departments

Dec 28, 2012

Government may appoint 200 digital managers to work across Whitehall departments,as part of its transition to transactional digital services,Computer Weekly has learned. According to a presentation by Government Digital ...

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Liam Maxwell,Formerly The Deputy Government CIO,Has Been Appointed as First Whitehall CTO

Dec 28, 2012

Liam Maxwell, formerly the deputy government CIO, has been appointed as the first Whitehall chief technology officer (CTO), in the latest stage of a major shake-up of the government IT leadership organisation. As revealed last week by ...

Tags: Liam Maxwell, government, CTO, digital

Unboxed Consulting Launched a New White Paper on The Effective Use of Agile Methodology

Dec 28, 2012

Why the Product Owner holds the key to public sector and government Agile development success - and how to find or be a great one. Agile development experts Unboxed Consulting have launched a new White Paper on the effective use of Agile ...

Tags: Unboxed Consulting, Computer Products, Public Sector White Paper

Sally Howes,IT Director at The National Audit Office,Has Extensive Experience in IT Sector

Dec 26, 2012

Sally Howes, IT director at the National Audit Office, has extensive experience in the IT sector and was brought in to boost the government watchdog's technical skills. Under her guidance the NAO is expanding its role beyond project ...

Tags: Sally Howes, National Audit Office, IT sector, watchdog

The Govt Could Save Pound 33bn a Year by Applying Big Data Analytics to Departmental Info

Dec 26, 2012

The government could save up to £33bn a year by applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a new report from think tank the Policy Exchange. The Policy Exchange estimated up to £22bn could be found by ...

Tags: Whitehall, big data analytics, Policy Exchange

The G-Cloud Should Be Held up as a Model for How to Do Frameworks in Government

Dec 25, 2012

The G-Cloud should be held up as a model for how to do frameworks in government, deputy government CIO Liam Maxwell has said. The comments follow moves by the Cabinet Office to freeze all new procurement frameworks, as part of its review ...

Tags: G-Cloud, Liam Maxwell, frameworks, Cabinet Office

The G-Cloud Looks Set to Become The Future Model for The Way Government Buys Its IT

Dec 24, 2012

The G-Cloud looks set to become the future model for the way government buys its IT – with a new framework in the pipeline that will include secure email services for the NHS – and calls for it to become a blueprint for all new ...

Tags: G-Cloud ramps, secure email services, user device services

Gov. UK Website Is Launched by The Government Digital Service

Dec 24, 2012

The Government Digital Service (GDS) has launched its Gov.uk website, intended to become a single domain for online public services to replace hundreds of departmental sites. The move to Gov.uk is expected to create significant cost ...

Tags: Government Digital Service, online public services, Gov.uk website

Government Named First Public Services to Go Digital

Dec 22, 2012

The government has named the first public services to go digital, following the publication of 18 individual departmental digital strategies outlining moves to digital by default public services. The strategies detail how departments will ...

Tags: public services, digital, Apprenticeship Service, Environment

Liam Maxwell Has Been Appointed as The Government's CTO

Dec 14, 2012

Former deputy chief information officer(CIO)Liam Maxwell has been appointed as the government's first ever chief technology officer(CTO)in a Whitehall IT shake-up. Maxwell will now report to Mike Bracken,executive director of the ...

Tags: Liam Maxwell, first ever government chief technology officer

Seven Firms Are Chosen to Provide Identity Assurance Service

Dec 13, 2012

Seven firms have been chosen to provide the Identity Assurance service required for benefit applicants to the new Universal Credit welfare scheme. The Post Office, Cassidian, Digidentity, Experian, Ingeus, Mydex, and Verizon will deliver ...

Tags: Identity, Assurance, Service

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