Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
John Fitzpatrick’s civil service career has gone from a Manchester benefits office to playing a key role in the MoD’s digital transformation. He relives the journey with Richard Johnstone
John Fitzpatrick
26 May 2021
Digital and data is not just something with the potential to transform government services; it can also turbocharge careers.
So, at least, goes the story of John Fitzpatrick.
The Ministry of Defence’s director for digital engagement has held a number of senior digital posts in government, across departments including the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions.
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In brief The United States Department of Defense has opened up all of its publicly facing systems and apps to investigation under a bug bounty program.
In a massive expansion of its Vulnerability Disclosure Program, started in 2016, the DoD said it was looking for ethical hackers to look for flaws and fixes. The bug bounty system had only been aimed at websites but now Kristopher Johnson, director of its Vulnerability Disclosure Program, has said websites were only the beginning as they account for a fraction of our overall attack surface and urged the infosec community to take a wider view.