In evidence given to MPs, outgoing civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm acknowledges that Whitehall pay packets have become a ‘chronic problem’ facing departments, especially in filling tech positions The long-term failure of officials’ pay to keep pace with inflation and the w| PublicTechnology
Annual report outlines the benefits of department’s use of dedicated pay structures for tech profession, while also outlining ongoing challenges with prevalence of legacy technology and use of paper processes By adopting government’s dedicated pay framework for digital and data professionals,| PublicTechnology
The Digital and Data Capability framework, which sets out and defines the 50 roles that now constitute government’s tech profession, has been expanded to include machine learning and leadership posts Government’s Digital and Data Capability Framework now includes its first role focused on art| PublicTechnology
Following reforms to support DDaT skills, think tank warns that government requires ‘formal career track for people with technical expertise to become senior without having to take on management responsibility’ Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin “missed a trick” in his recent reform announce| PublicTechnology