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Welcoming Iain Patterson back to GDS
I’m pleased to announce that Iain Patterson will be returning to GDS in the new year as Director of Common Technology Services (CTS).
Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)
Equipping government with the right technology to deliver great digital services. Find out more on the government technology blog.
That was 400 days of delivery
Last week, we held an event: Sprint 15. It marked the culmination of the two-year transformation project that began with Sprint 13, when we made our plan clear: there were 400 days to transform government.
Simpler, clearer, Australia
Terrific news from Australia: the government there has announced a new Digital Transformation Office and tasked it with "using technology to make services simpler, clearer and faster for Australian families and businesses."
Liam Maxwell commits to CTO post until 2018
You may have already seen the good news earlier today, but I wanted to mention it here too: Liam Maxwell has signed on the dotted line to stay with us as Chief Technology Officer for government until at least 2018. …
Red lines for IT procurement
In January, the government published some ‘red lines’ for IT contracts. At the time, Bill Crothers, the government Chief Procurement Officer, described the reasoning behind them. These rules apply to all central government, and should encourage competition whilst delivering value …
Rebalancing technology across government
Today we are releasing a further iteration of the Government Service Design Manual. We’ve updated this with more guidance for service managers and, for the first time, information for Chief Technology Officers on how government is rebalancing its approach to …
Liam Maxwell and IT Reform Group join GDS
One year on from the official launch of the Government Digital Service, it seems like a good time to reflect on what we’re doing and how we and the rest of the Cabinet Office fit together. For the past year …