This blog is now archived
This blog is now archived
This blog is no longer being updated. If you're interested in government technology, you can read about it on the GDS blog and the Technology at GDS blog.
Life on the fast track: my time as a GDS apprentice
My name is Busola Olasonjoye, and I’m currently working as an apprentice in the Common Technology Services (CTS) team at GDS.
Save £999 and get more choice: improving PSN
Catch up on the changes we have made to make it cheaper and easier for everyone to purchase the components they need to connect their organisations to the PSN.
Hosting the W3C Technical Architecture Group
As active members of the web community with a strong commitment to open standards, we want to contribute what we're learning to efforts to ensure an open, standards-based web.
Making a difference by being open
Linda Humphries, who currently leads the open standards team in GDS, reflects on how things have changed in the approach to government technology through open standards over the fast 4-5 years.
Sensible email security
...number of people this week to help iron out any issues before going live. Contact CTS if you’d like to be involved. Once we’re happy it works as intended we’ll...
New Deputy Chief Technology Officer for government
Posted by:
Liam Maxwell, Posted on:
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Categories:
Common technology services, People, Technology Transformation
I’m delighted to confirm that Andy Beale is the new Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the government.
Common Technology Services: sharing information
Getting an information page containing everything required to talk about improving technology across government, in only six weeks, was pushing the limits of our small project team. Here’s what we did.
Guest post: how automation and testing reduce risk in moving cloud vendors
Choosing and building a production environment for a large transactional service can be difficult and time-consuming.
Security says no
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Rosie Jessop and Jon Lawrence, Technical Director for Assurance at CESG, Posted on:
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Categories:
Security
One of the most frustrating things we both hear is "you can't do [insert IT thing here] for security reasons." These mysterious “security reasons” often stem from the misconception “CESG guidance says we can’t…”
Common technology: making technology work for government
...number of logins that my users have to deal with? Who we’re working with However, we’re not doing this alone. It’s exciting to be able to collaborate with our colleagues...