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This blog is no longer being updated.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
In December we told you how we are trying to make technology work for government. To discover how best to solve our common issues, the technical team have been working with our colleagues across government and suppliers.
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
Back in August we told you about Common Technology Services (CTS) and our aims to help improve technology across government.