All posts tagged "IT"

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  Developing immunity: IT security in the era of remote working

  Since the outbreak of COVID-19, IT teams have had to grapple with a vastly increased threat: cyber-attacks. Keeping civil servants’ often sensitive work safe from hackers is both imperative and

  • Posted July 3, 2020
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  Developing immunity: IT security in the era of remote working webinar – now available on demand

  In the last two months civil servants have moved en masse to work from home, while simultaneously transforming their operations and launching new services to safeguard people’s health and livelihoods.

  • Posted June 25, 2020
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  US CIO Council calls for higher pay and faster recruitment in IT roles

  The USA’s Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council is calling on the government to implement a special pay system and improve recruitment processes for IT workers in order to attract

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Remote control: how to make a success of home-working

  In advance of a free webinar on the topic, three experts discuss how civil servants at every level can adjust to home-working – forging new skills, relationships and reputations in

  • Posted April 27, 2020
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  The CHERRY passport to remote working

  Working from home or anywhere outside your main office can be fraught with both security and peripheral challenges, so what options are open to organisations who wish their staff to

  • Posted March 30, 2020
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  White House requests $46bn emergency funding package for federal agencies

  The White House has requested US$46bn (€43bn) in emergency funding for federal agencies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. If approved, most of the funding would go towards medical treatment

  • Posted March 25, 2020
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  UK’s “bungled” Universal Credit benefit system must be improved, report says

  The UK’s much-criticised Universal Credit social security system is too far advanced to be scrapped, and could be much improved by introducing a ‘welcome grant’ to lessen the impact of

  • Posted March 11, 2020
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  NZ Treasury errors led to budget leak, inquiry finds

  A series of failures at New Zealand’s Treasury – including a shortfall in governance, oversight and risk management processes – led to sensitive budget material being accessible on its website,

  • Posted March 2, 2020
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  US government urged to spend $25bn a year on AI or risk falling behind

  Congress and the White House should work together to increase annual federal spending on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development to US$25bn (€19.2bn), according to a national security think tank.

  • Posted February 5, 2020
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  Canadian federal IT systems are on brink of collapse, government docs reveal

  The IT systems serving Canada’s federal services are at risk of “critical failure” after years of under-investment, according to a memo obtained by The Canadian Press. Briefing notes for prime

  • Posted February 3, 2020
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