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Changing PSN compliance: it’s go-live for the new process
There’s been great progress over the past month or so with the public beta of the new Public Services Network (PSN) compliance process.
Update on the Customer Support Agreement for Windows XP
Last April Microsoft ended the support of several of its products, including Windows XP.
Welcome back
Although the election meant that we went on a period of radio silence, there were a number of quite big decisions that came through right at the end of the parliament
The pre-election period
This Parliament ends on 30 March. Between then and the general election on 7 May is the pre-election period and the Civil Service communicates less, in line with the General Election Guidance.
Better for less
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Categories:
Central Architecture, Common technology services, D5, Open standards, Reform, Security, Technology Leaders, Technology Transformation
As this Parliament draws to a close, in the Office of the CTO we have been looking back at the past four years. Our mission was to clear away the obstacles that prevented us and our colleagues in departments from …
Making document formats open, it makes them better
Document Freedom Day takes place every year on the last Wednesday of March to celebrate open standards and access to information.
Updating the Technology Code of Practice
My name is Chad Bond, I’m the Service Manager for the Reform team within the Office for the Chief Technology Officer in Government Digital Service (GDS).
Delivering Common Technology Services
We’ve had a busy few months in Common Technology Services (CTS). The Cabinet Office Technology Transformation programme went live across both the Cabinet Office and the Department of Culture, Media & Sport. We are now finishing off the rollout to …
Understanding why Spending Controls are more than just about box ticking
My name is Roger Bearpark. A Senior Advisor within the Government Digital Service (GDS) Reform Team.
Changing PSN compliance: moving to public beta
As Mark Smith mentioned in his blog a couple-of-weeks ago, our trial of the new PSN compliance process has now moved into public beta.